Here's one solution to the high cost of mental-health care: Let the patients steal their shrink's car and go on a road trip! One's OCD,… Continue reading
When was the last time, in a non-sexual context, that you saw a friend naked? Showering together after high-school sports practice? We prudish Americans are… Continue reading
Eco art, courtesy of Deepwater Horizon.
After Carlos and Mesrine, it seems European directors can't get enough of those those bloody '70s, that bell-bottomed era of radical/gangster chic. Italian director Michele… Continue reading
Director Michael Winterbottom had so much fun making the 2005 Tristram Shandy with comic stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon that he signed up to… Continue reading
Visiting town during the first week of SIFF with Beginners, which opens today at the Harvard Exit, writer/director Mike Mills and his star, Ewan McGregor,… Continue reading
Not to be confused with the Jesse Eisenberg-as-Hasidic-Jewish-drug-dealer Holy Rollers from SIFF last year (though both involve conflicts of faith), this world-premiere documentary has strong… Continue reading
When will the Spanish Civil War end? World War II, we'll grant you a few more years and movies. But Franco and fascism? Basta! A… Continue reading
"I really dislike music," says a cop ironically named Amadeus, and this ingenious Swedish comedy soon makes it clear why. His younger brother is a… Continue reading
How to make the accessible enjoyable for your guests.
Self-consciously striving to avoid every Bollywood trope and trace of Satyajit Ray, this Indian slum fantasia owes more to American gutter-punk tradition. You could call… Continue reading
Eight people venture into the remote woods of northern New Hampshire. Care to guess how many get out alive? This indie horror flick by Andy… Continue reading
In the age of Inside Job and The Big Short, you'd hardly expect to see a sympathetic portrayal of unfettered capitalism, but that's exactly what… Continue reading
Proceeding by dream logic across the Spanish countryside on an old pilgrimage route, Finisterrae features two ghosts--figures wearing white bed sheets with eyeholes--who could be… Continue reading
Romeo and Juliet in contemporary Athens? Not exactly. Director Christos Nikoleris adds street racing, MTV cutting, Greek hip-hop, and elements of The Odyssey to his… Continue reading
If you haven't heard of Canadian artist Emily Carr (1871-1945), this documentary is a dull but informative account of a career that had only a… Continue reading
There are film geeks and there are film geeks. The latter will be more appreciative of this insiders' history of the National Film Registry, guaranteed… Continue reading
SIFFKraut cops chase punk vampires!It's time to start catching up in our notes for films playing at SIFF this Memorial Day weekend. First, here's Mark… Continue reading
