Miss You Already, a best-friends-forever cancer comedy directed by Catherine Hardwicke, is as bland and saccharine as its title. Positively a shame, too, for the excellent Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, who are unafforded the chance to rise above …Read more
On a dirt road in a small village in Southern Italy, Antonio comes across the wounded body of the town drunk, Vincenzo, passed out in a haze of booze and dehydration. After Antonio rushes the old man to the hospital, a misdiagnosis of the cause of Vi …Read more
From its very first shots, as the camera tracks through the thick Irish woodlands, director Corin Hardy makes it clear that there is something sinister lurking in the trees in The Hallow. What follows is a dark tale steeped in folklore and tinged wit …Read more
British photojournalist Don McCullin’s famed career spans nearly half a century and is most noted for his war photography and portraits of urban strife. Under the editorship of Harold Evans of the Sunday Times, McCullin was a star photographer from 1 …Read more
From the runways of Dior and Dolce & Gabbana, to the exciting world of Hollywood blockbusters like The Mummy, and critically acclaimed television shows like Arrested Development and The L World, Patricia Velásquez has conquered it all, and yet, i …Read more
Near the beginning of the enigmatic The Royal Road, director Jenni Olson, explains in voiceover that watching movies served her as a relief from everyday life, because they allowed her to believe she was the heroes she saw onscreen. Feeling inadequat …Read more
The masses lead lives of quiet desperation despite the moments of contentedness that can be cultivated by the smallest or briefest of actions. Set in the Basque Country, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga’s poignant drama Flowers (titled Loreak in Eusk …Read more
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Tony Roberts’ new memoir Do You Know Me? is that suggested by the title itself; that is to say, the parts of the narrative that have to do with people recognizing Roberts, particularly in the latter stages of hi …Read more
With its Patagonian Archipelago, Tierra Del Fuego Islands and 2,670 miles of coastline, Chile’s cultural landscape holds mystical elements. In his documentary The Pearl Button, director Patricio Guzman explores how nature holds within it the memory a …Read more
Sebastián Silva is one of the most exciting young filmmakers in the world, from Crystal Fairy to, his breakthrough hit, The Maid, he’s constantly pushing boundaries when it comes to our society’s need to uphold ridiculous standards. His films present …Read more