Written and Directed by Alex Garland Produced by Andrew MacDonald and Allon Reich Released by A24 UK. 110 min. Rated R With Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Sonoya Mizuno The apt title of novelist/screenwriter/producer Alex Garland’s debut film is abbreviated from the popular theatrical device deux ex machina, which literally translates to “God […]
Directed by Christopher Nolan Produced by Nolan, Emma Thomas and Lynda Obst Written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan Released by Paramount Release USA/UK. 169 min. Rated PG-13 With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, John Lithgow, Wes Bentley, Mackenzie Foy, David Gyasi, Bill Irwin, Topher Grace, and Ellen Burstyn In […]
After more than a week seeing 41 movies (in addition to the 21 seen earlier), I found few obvious outstanding discoveries at the Toronto International Film Festival compared with last year, whose standouts included the beautifully made Ida, the raucous We Are the Best!, and a stronger sampling of art films. Overall, the best selections […]
Written and Directed by Ari Folman, based on The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem Produced by Folman, Reinhard Brundig and Robin Wright. Released by Drafthouse Films Israel/Germany/Poland/Luxembourg /Belgium/France. 123 min. Not rated With Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jon Hamm Robin Wright is having a career revival. She became […]
Directed by Bong Joon-ho Written by Bong and Kelly Masterson, based on a screen story by Bong and the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette; Produced by Tae Sung Jeong, Steven Nam, Park Chan-wook and Lee Tae-hun Released by Radius-TWC South Korea/USA/France/Czech Republic. 126 min. Rated R With Chris […]
Written and Directed by James Ward Byrkit, based on a story by Alex Manugian and Byrkit Produced by Lene Bausager Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories USA. 89 min. Not rated With Emily Foxler, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manugian, and Laurie Maher What happens when you mix Dogme 95 filmmaking […]
Tribeca Film Festival, which has brought audiences Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal and Trollhunter in the past, brings two more B-movies with tell-it-like-it-is titles in its genre laden Midnight section, plus the world premiere of an amicable American indie with TV stars Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs. Life Partners Directed by Susanna Fogel Written by Susanna […]
Filmed, Written & Directed by Joe Begos Produced by Begos, Anthony Ambrosino & Ethier Released by IFC Midnight USA. 80 min. Not rated With Graham Skipper, Vanessa Leigh, Josh Ethier, Michael Locicero & Susan T. Travers The slasher film Almost Human starts off with a jolt of adrenaline as a young man, Mark (Josh Ethier), […]
Directed by Ruairi Robinson Written by Clive Dawson, based on the short story “The Animators” by Sydney J. Bounds Produced by Michael Kuhn & Andrea Cornwell Released by Magnet Releasing UK/Ireland. 98 min. Rated R With Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams & Johnny Harris Last Days on Mars has a crisis of […]