PREMONITION

Premonition What if you find out on Monday that your husband died? You tell the kids, arrange the funeral then cry yourself to sleep. But what if you wake up the next morning, and ... Continue Reading →

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Through the Looking Glass   The Lookout3 1/2 stars Written and directed by: Scott FrankStarring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels,Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino,Bruce McGill, Isla ... Continue Reading →

LOACH SHAKES THINGS UP

LOACH SHAKES THINGS UP THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY(3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) Directed by  Ken LoachStarring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney,Liam Cunnighham, Orla Fitzgerald124 ... Continue Reading →

SLASHINGTHE GENRE

SLASHINGTHE GENRE  BEHIND THE MASK:  THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (3 out of 4 stars)  Directed by  Scott GlossermanStarring: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals,Robert Englund, ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – MOUCHETTE

MOUCHETTE ART FILM OF THE WEEK In Robert Bresson’s second Georges Bernanos adaptation (Diary of a Country Priest being the first), he again uses no professional actors and his ... Continue Reading →

A HOST OF OTHERS

A HOST OF OTHERS AN INTERVIEW WITH BONG JOON-HO Having already subverted the serial killer narrative with his haunting 2003 gem Memories of Murder, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has ... Continue Reading →

THIS IS SPARTA!

THIS IS SPARTA 300 (2 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY ZACK SNYDERSTARRING: GERARD BUTLER, LENA HEADEY, DOMINIC WEST, DAVID WENHAM, VINCENT REGAN, MICHAEL FASSBERDER 118 MINUTES, ... Continue Reading →

WHAT’S MY NAME?

WHAT’S MY NAME? THE NAMESAKE (3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY  MIRA NAIRSTARRING: IRRFAN KHAN, TABU, KAL PENN122 MINUTES, RATED PG-13 How frustrating it must be to be Kal ... Continue Reading →