Film Review: Southpaw (2015)
bySouthpaw begins with a powerful opening sequence; Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) has thrashing heavy metal music pounding into his ears via headphones, as a…
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MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Invitation (2015)
byIt has been quite a while since a thriller as taut and superbly crafted as The Invitation has come along. Written by Phil Hay…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: My Golden Days (2015)
byThere is a messiness to youth, and how we remember it, that is visceral, often indescribable. This is my first encounter with French director…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byChristian Petzold has created a moving and intriguing tale of betrayal and reclaimed identity in Phoenix, a fascinating noir mystery that should prove one of…
Film Review: Irrational Man (2015)
byIrrational Man is the latest film from Woody Allen, and it has all the hallmarks of the best of the writer/director. Autumnal tones, jazz…
Film Review: Dope (2015)
byOne of the most talked about films to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Dope, which after only a single screening…
Film Review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E (2015)
byImagine someone has a great video on their phone to show you. Do you want them to keep the phone in their pocket and…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byAmongst the ruins of post-WWII Germany, writer and director Christian Petzold has created a restrained, tense thriller in his film Phoenix. The war has…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Witch (2015)
byThere is a (excuse the pun) bewitching quality about The Witch, directed and written by Robert Eggers, that renders this horror film both deeply unsettling…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Cartel Land (2015)
byIn Cartel Land, director Matthew Heineman provides a terrifying look at the ongoing drug cartel crisis in Mexico by telling the stories of two…