Grandma, 2015 Directed by Paul Weitz Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliot, Nat Wolff. SYNOPSIS: A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her grandmother, an unconventional writer recently broken up with her girlfriend. Exploring the comic potential of cultivated misanthropy, Grandma is an […]
Blu-ray Review – Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Closely Observed Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky),1966. Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek and Ferdinand Kruta. SYNOPSIS: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform. Growing up sure isn’t easy. When you add World War II and Nazi occupation into the […]
DVD Review – Beck The Series: Volume 1
Beck The Series: Volume 1 Starring Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse. SYNOPSIS : Detective Martin Beck investigates a series of crimes in Stockholm, Sweden alongside his partner Gunvald Larsson. The contrast between the calm and studious internal world of celebrated Swedish detective Martin Beck and the drama of murderous crime is brought […]
DVD Review – A Sicilian Dream (2015)
A Sicilian Dream, 2015. Written and Directed by Philip Walsh. Featuring Francesco da Mosto and Alain de Cadanet. SYNOPSIS: Documentary tracing the history of the legendary Sicilian motor race, the Targa Florio. The beautiful island of Sicily has many things to be proud of; the history, the weather, the food. Another aspect of Sicily possibly less […]
Movie Review – He Named Me Malala (2015)
He Named Me Malala, 2015. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Starring Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai and Khushal Yousafzai. SYNOPSIS : A look at the events leading up to the Taliban’s attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls’ education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations. […]
Movie Review – Rubble Kings (2015)
Rubble Kings, 2015. Directed by Shan Nicholson. Narrated by John Leguziamo. SYNOPSIS: Using archival footage and interviews, this film tells the stories of the real life Warriors style gangs that walked the streets of New York City from ’68 to ’75… Stretching out far beyond its lean 71 minutes running time in terms of imagination […]
DVD Review – 1992 – The Complete Season
1992 – The Complete Season Directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi Starring Stefano Accorsi, Guido Caprino, Miriam Leone, Domenico Diele, Tea Falco, Alessandro Roja SYNOPSIS: Follows six people whose lives are intertwined with the rapidly changing political landscape of early 90’s Italy. Focusing its glossy and well-developed contextual gaze on the Italy of the early 90’s, 1992 is […]
DVD Review – The Houses of Halloween (2014)
The Houses of Halloween, 2014 Directed by Bobby Roe. Starring Brandy Schaefer, Mikey Roe, Zack Andrews, Jeff Larson and Bobby Roe. SYNOPSIS: Five filmmakers set off on a road trip to track down alternative underground Halloween festivities and the ultimate scare-filled experience. Just when their search seems to reach a dead-end, strange and disturbing things start happening, meaning the experience […]
DVD Review – Fog and Crimes Season 3
Fog and Crimes (Nebbie e Delitti) Season 3 Directed by Gianpaolo Tescari. Starring Luca Barbareschi, Anna Valle. Celese Cuppone, Emanuele Arrigazzi, Rosa Pianeta and Natasha Stefanenko. SYNOPSIS: Police investigator Franco Soneri leaves behind the mists of Ferrara and re-locates to the city of Turin; a move that opens up new professional and personal challenges… […]
Movie Review – Mia Madre (2015)
Mia Madre, 2015. Directed by Nanni Moretti. Starring Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti, Beatrice Mancini and Stefano Abbati. SYNOPSIS : Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother. Nanni Moretti, an Italian master at fusing emotionally engaging […]
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