Out of all the filmmakers who arose in the independent film boom of the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino has had arguably the most success, creating an instantly identifiable style and almost never failing at the box office. This success has given him a powe …Read more

Our film staff selected their favorite films of 2015. Phoenix Director Christian Petzold has always been interested in Germany’s history, but in his triumph Phoenix he’s equally interested in excavating film history and the relationship between the t …Read more

Many films use the importance of family as a theme but few are honest with the actual cost of holding a family together. David O. Russell’s Joy is the story of Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence) and how she overcame struggles both at home and in the bus …Read more

Dreams Rewired takes a look at how the anxieties that plague the modern era, have in fact been around for as long as technology has existed. A dreamlike film essay consisting of clips from early 20th century cinema, and haunting narration by Tilda Sw …Read more

Is it possible to make a holocaust movie unlike any that came before? Laszlo Nemes achieves this with his first feature Son of Saul. The story is among the simplest: After spotting a dead body of a boy whom he takes to be his son, Hungarian prisoner …Read more

Michael Winterbottom is certainly one of the world’s most prolific directors, so much even, that it’s hard to keep track of what he’s done since you last heard from him. If there is one element that permeates his work, it’s a profound interest in soc …Read more

Foodies will rejoice at a chance to see the inner workings of multiple World’s Best Restaurant winner Noma, in Noma My Perfect Storm, but may come away a tad unsatisfied, finding something to be desired in the crawling 100 minutes of this documentary …Read more

Three young women, Holly (Helen Rogers), Cali (Alexandra Turshen) and Mel (Lauren Molina) are spending Christmas together at Mel’s parents place. The night before Christmas they decide, rather than having a quiet night in, they will make their own pa …Read more

In Alastair Orr’s Indigenous six young, attractive surfers find themselves holidaying in the jungles of Panama. While there, they decide to embark on a journey to a locally celebrated waterfall that is rumored to have replenishing powers. However, th …Read more

In Bleeding Heart, Jessica Biel plays May, a yoga teacher whose orderly, zen-filled world is turned upside down when she meets her biological sister, Shiva (Zosia Mamet), a prostitute who suffers abuse at the hands of boyfriend and others. Under the …Read more