Category: film reviews

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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days chronicles the last days of Scholl’s life after she’s caught distributing ‘anti-government’ printouts during the not-so-final days of Nazi Germany.

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Somewhere (2010)

Somewhere tells the story of a worldwide Hollywood superstar named Johnny Marco, who’s wasting away at the Chateau Marmont as he makes time for his next gig and lives in his routine.

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Something in the Air (French Film)

Set in the turbulent France of the early 70’s, Olivier Assayas’ Après Mai focuses on Gilles, a young radical high-school boy whose time is basically spent in riotous student movements, painting, and amorous relationships.

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So-Won (2013)

Through the terrible physical and emotional ordeal, a father must repair the bond between him and his 8-year-old daughter, after she is sexually assaulted by a stranger.

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So Young (Chinese Film)

College days, friendships, and falling in and out of love as years pass by, friendships fade, reunions happen, connections are rekindled; all in the name of nostalgia.

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Nina and Sophia are two lifelong friends who aren’t speaking to each other any longer, until the day Sophia ends up in a coma and Nina discovers she’s been writing the story of Snow Flower and Lily.

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Smashed (2012)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead deserves more than just critical acclaim: she should have been an Academy Award nominee by now thanks to Smashed.

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SM Judge (Belgian Film)

SM-rechter is based on the true story of a Belgian judge who was accused of assault and battery against his wife, after she confesses to him that she would like to be dominated and they begin their sado-masochistic relationship.

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Sleeping Beauty

While not the Kubrickesque film that many expected, Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty manages to present an interesting look into an unfamiliar world that will captivate some and frustrate others.