CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA Written and Directed by Oliver Assayas Starring: Juliet Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz I was planning to review the new AVENGERS movie but after seeing it, decided that there was no sense spoiling it with faint praise (at best) for...

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Directed by George Miller Written by George Miller and Brendan McCarthy Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult It is quite an achievement for a director to come back thirty years later and make a sequel that takes every strength in his...

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Directed by Thomas Vinterberg Written by Thomas Hardy (novel) and Dave Nicholls (screenplay) Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge I don't know if it was the late sixties curriculum or my particular...

THE THIRD MAN, Carol Reed's 1949 classic is not only returning to theaters, but getting some serious tender love and care before doing so. Rialto Pictures have announced they are giving THE THIRD MAN a 4k restoration before it comes to a theater near you. TTM will...

Ex Machina Written and Directed by Alex Garland Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Issac, Sonaya Mizuno I'm going to try to tell you how great this movie is without telling you exactly why. It's the story of a young programmer, Caleb, (Gleeson) at a...

LE JOUR SE LEVE (DAYBREAK) Directed by Marcel Carne Written by Jacques Viot Starring: Jean Gabin, Jules Berry, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty LE JOUR SE LEVE debuted in 1939 and quickly ran into trouble. Almost immediately it fell into the hands of the Vichy regime and...