Film
IRKSOME BUT COMPELLING
by David N. MeyerFilm
Noah Baumbach makes films that feel like indies, but feelings can be deceiving.
NAZIS? CHECK!
by Tessa DeCarloFilm
Although they’re poles apart in style and intent, The Girl on the Train and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo both make a troubled young woman the centerpiece of a story combining sex, violence, crime, and vengeance, served up with a ladleful of swastikas.
FRAGMENTS AND MYSTERIOUS CONNECTIONS
by Lu ChenFilm
In the world of Ajami, violence and fear lie like volcanoes beneath the surface of everyday life in the titular Jaffa neighborhood where religions, cultures, and perspectives collide.
HUNGER
by Sarahjane BlumFilm
Capturing the paradoxical isolation and panoptic loss of privacy of prison life, Hunger rejuvenates the historical biopic.
