This review may contain spoilers. Last Tango in Paris was released in 1972, and is considered a landmark film, as it was intended to usher in a cinematic movement of adult-themed films, the goal of which was not to titillate the audience with sexual imagery, but to deal with sexuality in a mature and reverent […]
I first fell in love with the character of Maggie Chase when I saw Henry Jaglom’s Hollywood Dreams for the first time, years ago. She returned in the sequel to that film, Queen of the Lot, a few years later, and we continued to watch this unique and charming character evolve. Now, with Jaglom’s latest […]
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers is one of the best films of 2003. To call it a masterpiece would not be an exaggeration. Sadly, it seems that many critical circles have forgotten the film, with many labeling it as a “lesser” entry in Bertolucci’s filmography. As for me, it ranks alongside Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris […]
The long lost 1973 Animerama film, Belladonna of Sadness, has been released on Blu-ray, courtesy of CineliciousPics, SpectreVision and The Cinefamily. When the lovely Jeanne is raped several times on her wedding night, she sells her soul to Satan, and becomes the most powerful and beautiful woman in the village. As her husband becomes an […]
Luke Sabis’ feature film, Missing Child, is a small gem of a thriller that is definitely worth your time. Missing Child focuses on an aspiring fashion designer named Gia (Kristen Ruhlin) – a young lady whose life has been shrouded in mystery for as long as she can remember. Possibly abducted at the age of […]
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This review contains spoilers. Larry Clark’s Bully is one of the greatest films of 2001. It is the best film that Clark has ever made, and it features a career-defining and heartbreaking performance from the late actor, Brad Renfro. Bully tells a true story that is as horrifying as it is pathetic. This is the […]
When their mother arrives home after reconstructive surgery, twins Elias and Lukas immediately notice that something is not quite right. With her face completely wrapped in bandages, their mother has become short-tempered and emotionally distant. Soon, the boys begin to suspect that the woman behind the bandages may not be their mother at all, but […]
Robert Eggers’ The Witch is the type of horror film that I have been anxiously awaiting for quite some time. It is, simply put, one of the best films of the year – maybe even the decade. Perhaps the century. That is not hyperbole, it is merely the truth. The film opens in the 1600s, […]
Keyhole is a wonder of a film from Guy Maddin – a gleefully psychedelic head trip that tells the tale of a man named Ulysses, who comes home one night after attempting to rescue a young woman from drowning. He walks into the house, carrying her over his shoulder. She’s still alive – barely so […]
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