Written & Directed by Satoshi Miki Produced by Taro Nagamatsuya, Yuko Shiomaki & Yusuke Wakabayashi Released by Pictures Dept. Japan. 119 min. Not rated With Kazuya Kamenashi, Yuki Uchida & Ryo Kase Viewers may be in for a bumpy ride with this intriguing but enigmatic film. As it begins, it seems solidly in the realm […]
Written & Directed by Nacho Vigalondo Produced by Nahikari Ipiña & Vigalondo DVD Released by Entertainment One Spanish with English subtitles. Spain. 95 min. Not rated With Michelle Jenner, Julián Villagrán, Raul Cimas, Carlos Areces & Miguel Noguera Don’t you love it when a film actually sneaks up on you and genuinely surprises you? In […]
Written & Directed by Kenji Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Produced by Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Chie Kobayashi, Toshio Nabeshima & Masumi Okada Released by Anchor Bay Japan. 114 min. Not rated With Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Taro Yamamoto & Sosuke Takaoka Finally on the big screen, Kenji […]
Written & Directed by Panos Cosmatos Produced by Oliver Linsley Released by Magnet Releasing USA. 113 min. Rated R With Michael Rogers & Eva Allan I saw Beyond the Black Rainbow weeks ago, and decided perhaps against my better judgment not to take notes as I watched the film. I attended it with a friend […]
Directed by Morgan Spurlock Produced by Jeremy Chilnick, Matthew Galkin, Spurlock & Thomas Tull Written by Jeremy Chilnik, Whedon & Spurlock Released by Wrekin Hill Entertainment USA. 88 min. Rated PG-13 With Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Robert Kirkman, Stan Lee, Harry Knowles, Seth Green and Seth Rogen For the first time […]
Too Weird, Too Wonderful: Home Video Releases You Won’t Want To Miss Battle Royale: The Complete Collection With all the renewed attention that Kinji Fukasaku’s 2000 cult hit has received during the run-up to, and the aftermath of, The Hunger Games release, it’s no surprise that a new home video release has appeared on the […]
Produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner & Andras Muhi Released by Olive Films Germany/France/Germany. 107 min. Not rated Eva Green, Matt Smith, Peter Wight, Ruby O. Fee, Tristan Christopher & Lesley Manville If there are two things I like in movies it’s self-assurance and shocks that are delivered coolly, almost matter-of-factly. So not only was […]
We all know that countless titles are released for the home video market every year—in the genre category alone there’s too much for any individual to track, including me. Or should I say “especially me” as I tend to focus my energies on theatrical releases. So just in case you’re like me, here are some […]
Written & Directed by Lars von Trier Produced by Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth Released by Magnolia Pictures Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany. 135 min. Not rated With Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgard, Brady Corbet, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier & Kiefer Sutherland Sometimes you can’t quite tell if what you’re feeling is agony […]