Film Review: COSMOPOLIS

Written and Directed by David Cronenberg based on the novel by Don DeLillo Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Gadon Several people walked out on the beautifully filmed and masterly directed COSMOPOLIS. The people we saw...

Film Review: QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

Directed by Lauren Greenfield Midway through construction of largest residence in the United States, the Siegels are blindsided by the 2008 economic disaster. Albeit in a bigger way. David Siegel was the timeshare king of the country, with units numbering in the tens...

Film Reviews: ROBOT AND FRANK, HOPE SPRINGS

ROBOT AND FRANK Directed by Jake Scherier Written by Christopher D. Ford Starring, Frank Langella, Peter Saarsgard, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler, James Marsden Robot and Frank is a movie I truly wanted to like. Frank (Frank Langella) is an aging cat burglar, living in...

Film Review: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Written and Directed by Malik Bendjelloul Searching for Sugarman, the story of Sixto Rodriquez, sold out at the Traverse City Film Festival long before I got through on the phone line and long before the online system opened. Although other screenings were added, they...

Film Review: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Directed by Benh Zeitlin Written by Lucy Alibar and Zeitlin, based on Alibar’s play “Juicy and Delicious” Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper, Levy Easterly Hushpuppy is a six-year old girl who lives in the Bathtub, an area of...