Blanka (2015)
A little orphan girl and a blind street musician travel to the city, so she can get herself a mother.
Category: film reviews
Days Between, The (German Film)
A subtle and assured debut feature by German filmmaker Maria Speth about a restless young woman who is alienated from the world around her.
Second Mother (Brazilian Film), The
The stress-free existence of a live-in housekeeper at an upscale Sao Paulo family home, who hasn’t seen her daughter in ten years, gets thrown into chaos when her kid tells her she’s coming to the city.
Monk Comes Down the Mountain
After a Taoist monk apprentice is thrown out of his temple and left to fend for himself, he meets other masters to discover life through betrayal, vengeance, forgiveness and love.
Under Electric Clouds
Set in Russia in the near future, Under Election Clouds offers an episodic, multi-dimensional look at a country suffering from existential and spiritual malaise.
Beautiful City (Iranian Film)
The sister and the best friend of a young man awaiting execution for a crime of passion join forces to save his life in this morally and psychologically complex second feature by Asghar Farhadi.
Minions (2015)
I’ll admit that the Minions are still fun to watch. Sadly, the film happens to be solid proof that the small, yellow beings cannot carry an entire film all by themselves.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
In Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Ethan Hunt has to take down the Syndicate, a multinational criminal organization formed by ex-operatives.
Steak (R)Evolution
Director and producer Franck Ribière loves meat, so he got together with his favorite French butcher Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec to find the most delicious steak globe-trotting to the steak capitals of the world.
