L’immensita is a future-looking retro love story between a mother and her children
‘L’immensita’ stars Penélope Cruz as a mother in 1970’s Italy and her complex relationship with her children… continue reading
Foreign
One Fine Morning is another supremely sad French romance that only wants devastation
‘One Fine Morning’ is a great example of how some European films just want you to be sad… continue reading
The Good Boss is a classic example of why capitalism has problems
‘The Good Boss’ has Javier Bardem acting as a charismatic, terrible CEO in a company out of balance… continue reading
Spiritwalker elevates the baseline crime thriller with a fun twist
‘Spiritwalker’ is a Korean crime thriller that utilizes a more fantasy approach… continue reading
Parallel Mothers is a well handled Spanish drama
‘Parallel Mothers’ connects two women by chance as their lives continue to dramatically entwine… continue reading
Raging Fire is a more subtle attempt at a layered Hong Kong tale
Raging Fire is the last Hong Kong thriller from the late director Benny Chan… continue reading
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna is heartfelt send-off to a loved franchise
The theme of growing up flows throughout the film as many of the DigiDestined have a different idea of growing up… continue reading
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula gets bogged down in its world-building
‘Peninsula’ isn’t as striking as ‘Train to Busan’ but still a bloody good time… continue reading
Sputnik is a Russian sci-fi film that delivers suspense
The tone for the film crafts a dark and mysterious setting that keeps building as the film progresses… continue reading
Tazza: One-Eyed Jack is a fun if derivative thriller from South Korea
‘Tazza: One-Eyed Jack’ is a perfectly decent take on the heightened crime thriller… continue reading
The Fall of the American Empire is a sly caper with a twist
Writer and director Denys Arcand pulls you in with some wry humor and delivers a major gut-punch in the end… continue reading
Penguin Highway expertly hits the Japanese coming of age magical realism tale
‘Penguin Highway’ is an anime film that gets weird in all the right sort of ways… continue reading
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy hits surprising heights in an engaging martial arts tale
‘Master Z: Ip Man Legacy’ may not have Donnie Yen, but it does nearly match with other luminaries… continue reading
Ramen Shop hits emotional notes in a movie about finding your history
‘Ramen Shop’ knows its strengths – delicious looking food and excellent actors… continue reading
Who Killed Cock Robin is a thriller slickly done with a bit too heavily done twists
‘Who Killed Cock Robin’ darkly twists and turns… continue reading