Upstream Color
Shane Carruth delivers a sophomore feature that’s an emotional powerhouse with as much metaphysical prowess as any Malick or Tarkovsky film.
Author: Juan Barquin
Lords of Salem, The
Rob Zombie’s attempt to make a film with truly nightmarish qualities fails with a lame narrative and a poor grip on good surrealism.
English Teacher, The (2013)
Zisk’s directorial debut has an average story, but a great cast helps it rise above that.
Maniac (2012)
Franck Khalfoun mixes the sleekness of modern French cinema with the good old-fashioned low budget horror of the eighties.
Pain & Gain
Michael Bay may have finally made a fun and self-aware film, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still stuffed full of tasteless comedy.
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir melds together documentary and narrative in order to present this disassociation between memory and reality for veterans long after the war.
Host, The (2013)
Even with a solid concept to work with, Andrew Niccol does nothing to improve Stephenie Meyer’s messy and boring tale of aliens and kissing.
Dans la Maison (2012)
Ozon’s latest is a voyeuristic tale of a young man who works his way into the house of a fellow student for the sake of crafting a story to tell his teacher that breaks the barrier between reader and writer.
