Brotherhood of the Wolf, 2001. Directed by Christophe Gans. Starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Émilie Dequenne, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, and Jacques Perrin. SYNOPSIS: In 18th century rural France, a royal knight and his Native American companion are called in to investigate several murders allegedly committed by some sort of supernatural beast. […]
Blu-ray Review – In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges, 2008. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, and Jérémie Renier. SYNOPSIS: Martin McDonagh’s excellent hitman character study In Bruges arrives again on Blu-ray sporting a new 4K transfer and a big batch of bonus features that were ported over from prior editions. I believe many of […]
Movie Review – Slalom (2021)
Slalom, 2021. Directed by Charlène Favier. Starring Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Muriel Combeau, Marie Denarnaud, Axel Auriant-Blot, Catherine Marchal, Maïra Schmitt, Dominique Thomas, and François Godart. SYNOPSIS: 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to a highly selective ski club whose aim is to train future professional athletes. Taking […]
Movie Review – Frankie (2019)
Frankie, 2019. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier, Pascal Greggory, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson, Carloto Cotta, Mikaela Lupu, and Sennia Nanua. SYNOPSIS: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens […]
Trailer for Ira Sachs’ Frankie starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson and Marisa Tomei
Sony Pictures Classics has released a new trailer for Ira Sachs’ upcoming drama Frankie. The film follows three generations as they deal with life-changing experiences during a vacation in Portugal and stars Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Jeremie Renier, Pascal Greggory, and Greg Kinnear; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwIUWpvtmiA Unfolding over the course of a […]
Movie Review – Amant Double (2017)
Amant Double, 2017. Directed by Francois Ozon. Starring Marine Vacth, Jeremie Renier, and Jacqueline Bisset. SYNOPSIS: Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity. Amant Double is destined to […]