An Italian road trip movie with a bratty young passenger. “The Kidnapping of Arabella” is an Italian film and the first to have Chris Pine speaking in a non-English language role, and […]
The Kidnapping of Arabella
Jinsei
A visually impressive, but confusing animated movie about a man going by many names. “Jinsei” means “life” in Japanese, and I guess the new animated feature deserves that title. As we begin […]
Exit 8
Lost in Transit. Found in Entertainment. We begin to watch the new Japanese thriller “Exit 8” through the eyes of the main protagonist as he’s getting on a subway, walks around the […]
The Stranger
No ennui for this French film about an emotionless man. “The Stranger” opens like a vintage French film with the black and white look and classic music that fits the ambiance quite […]
Alpha
No cure for this disease movie. In what appears to be in the tradition of the AIDS/HIV epidemic in the 80s, here’s a bone-borne disease spreading around, and it kills you by […]
All You Need is Kill
A repeat of dazzling colors and a complex alien battle. “All You Need is Kill” is the second exciting attempt to adapt the Japanese novel into a feature film after the Tom […]
A Private Life
Jodie Foster delivers in a Hitchcock-inspired film that starts fresh but ends up anticlimactic. “A Private Life” is a French thriller with an American leading actress and a Hitchcock concept. It regards […]
No Other Choice
There’s always a choice, and that’s to see this stylish and artful movie. We open with a family man in a rich house and a great family with the background feeling like […]
The President’s Cake
A rich movie about a poor girl getting cake ingredients. “The President’s Cake” is an Iraqi film that won the Directors’ Fortnight’s Audience Award and the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film […]
La Grazia
This Italian President has my vote. Last February, I disliked Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope” for being cynical, and having the title female character with more beauty than personality. I always knew he was […]
