An unemployed family has consequences of fraud in riveting black comedy. Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker who’s best known for such foreign thrillers like “The Host,” a monster import from […]
Parasite
Pain and Glory
Antonio Banderas, even in his late 50s, still has the charms in Almodovar’s latest opus. I went to see Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory” without knowing what to expect. I knew it […]
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Picasso, Perfect Animation, and Pure Thrills-All for the Price of One. The freedom of animation in “Ruben Brandt, Collector” is the inspiration from many of the world’s finest painters, mostly Pablo Picasso. […]
Miss Bala (2011)
To prepare you for the new version, here’s my review of the 2011 original. “Miss Bala” is based on the true story about a model, who was involved with drug trafficking scandal […]
Roma
One of the most talked about movies of the season has to be “Roma,” the latest masterpiece from director Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men,” “Gravity”), who shows us the harsh realities of […]
Never Look Away
The real art in “Never Look Away” is patience. This German import, which has been entered in the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language nomination, runs for 3 hours, and ergo, it […]
A Fantastic Woman
The minute you meet Marina, you already tell she isn’t a real woman by her voice and hands. She still looks like a woman, and “A Fantastic Woman,” a Spanish film up […]
