Film Review: MUD

Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Lye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shephard, Michael Shannon Mud (McConaughey) is a man two young boys come upon when scouting an island for a boat one has spotted in a tree. Ellis...

Film Review: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Directed by Derek Cianfrance Written by Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder Starring: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Harris Yulin, Ray Liotta, Dane De Haan, Emory Cohen Cianfrance follows up his terrific film BLUE VALENTINE with THE...

Film Review: ROOM 237

Room 237 Directed by Rodney Ascher Starring various commentators/ conspiracy theorists Room 237 is more about conspiracy theory than it’s about the movie, THE SHINING. Five of them turn up in voiceovers to give us their take on the film and how they were able to...

Film Review: BEYOND THE HILLS

Written and Directed by Cristian Mungiu Starring: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Andriuta, Valeriu Andriota, Dana Tapalaga Sometime a story can be tragic and noirish, without a single villain or even intentional villainous act and BEYOND THE HILLS is a good example of...

Film Review: STOKER

Directed by Chan-wook Park Written by Wentworth Miller Starring; Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney As a fan of OLDBOY and SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE as well as several other films by Chan-wook Park, I was prepared to enjoy this film. I...