Argentine Oscar Nominee 'Wild Tales' Lives Up To Its Title
Argentina has been in the news lately for the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of a special prosecutor. So perhaps it makes sense that the country's Oscar nominee for best foreign language...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad And The Hot: Movies To Warm Winter's Bite
Plenty of movies sound as if they'll warm you up — Heat, The Towering Inferno, Hot Fuzz, Blazing Saddles, The Long Hot Summer, Paris When It Sizzles, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, In the Heat of the Night —...
View ArticleTense 'Eastern Boys': Cruising, and Bruising
Seen from street level, the young Eastern European men cruising a Paris train station at the outset of Eastern Boys would doubtless look like individuals. But filmmaker Robin Campillo has positioned...
View Article'Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Stays True To Its Name
Maggie Smith and Judi Dench reunite in Jaipur, India, for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which came to theaters Friday. Despite a stellar cast, the sequel to the surprise 2012 hit comedy, The...
View ArticleWhat's Familiar Becomes Unnerving In 'It Follows'
David Robert Mitchell's debut feature, The Myth of the American Sleepover, was a gentle, evocative story of teens and summer crushes set in Detroit. Unthreatening, sweet in the way of Freaks and Geeks,...
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