Articles Index
The Intouchables
Review: The Intouchables. Directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano hope to tug on your heartstrings with The Intouchables, the story of a disabled wealthy French man who hires a Black Muslim ex-con as his caretaker. But as Jordan Hoffman writes, even the French can make nauseating pap. François Cluzet and Omar Sy star.
Elena
A review of Elena. At only 109 minutes, Andrei Zvyagintsev's 'Elena' trades in the hefty moral issues familiar to Russian Literature and, therefore, demands to leave an imprint.
Being Flynn
Adapted from Nick Flynn’s acclaimed 2004 autobiography 'Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,' Paul Weitz's 'Being Flynn' is a moving and necessary film. Rober DeNiro’s and Paul Dano star. Jessica West reviews.
Bully
Review: Bully. Watching Lee Hirsch’s 'Bully is not easy. The documentary is a wake-up call; it’s cinematic evidence and testimony for stronger bullying laws. Read Jessica Pallington West's review.
Where Do We Go Now?
Review: Where Do We Go Now? Lebanese filmmmakers Nadine Labaki's second film 'Where Do We Go Now?' is a full fledged feminist comedy, replete with fantasy musical sequences. Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Asylum Blackout
Review: Asylum Blackout. There's a whole subset of independent films that perhaps you feel guilty for ignoring: the low budget horror flick with no stars. Jordan Hoffman will put your mind at ease for skipping Aslyum Blackout. The film is currently playing in theaters and available on VOD.
Empire Builder
Jordan Hoffman caught Kris Swanberg's 'Empire Builder' at the Sarasota Film Festival in Florida. He predicts big things for both the young filmmaker, wife of Joe Swanberg, and the film's star Kate Lyn Sheil. Hoffman reviews 'Empire Builder.'
Goodbye First Love
Review: Goodbye First Love. Mia Hansen-Løve's second film 'Goodbye First Love' is the melancholic and slow moving love story of Camille (Lola Creton) and Sullivan (Sebastian Urzendowsky). Marcy Dermansky reviews.
Damsels in Distress
Damsels in Distress, Whit Stilmman's much awaited return to cinema, is a charmer. Greta Gerwig shines as Violet, leader of a group of college coeds at a Seven Oaks College. Jordan Hoffman's rave review.
The Deep Blue Sea
Terence Davies' 'The Deep Blue Sea' is so evocative of doomed British romance films of the WWII era that Jordan Hoffman makes excuses for its dated qualities. Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston star in this period piece.
Intruders
Review: Intruders. A-lister Clive Owen makes a dramatic career mistake starring in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's art-house horror film 'Intruder.' Jordan Hoffman reviews.
The Kid With A Bike
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's A Kid With A Bike feels like an instant classic, a film sure to pull on your heartstrings. Cécile De France and Jérémie Renier star.
Good For Nothing
'Good For Nothing' is the first and hopefully last film from New Zealand's Mike Wallis. Rape, writes Jordan Hoffman in his review: "That's not funny."
Boy
A review of Taika Waititi's BOY, New Zealand's highest grossing film ever.
The Snowtown Murders
Justin Kurzel's THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS is sased on the horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, where police found dismembered bodies rotting in barrels. Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Bullhead
The Oscar-nominated Belgian 'Bullhead' film written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam, does all it can to hit manhood directly where it lives. Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Footnote
Nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Shlomo Bar-Abba's 'Footnote' tells the tale of rivalry between a father and son: Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, eccentric professors, who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies
In Darkness
Base on a 2009 memoir, Agnieszka Holland's 'In Darkness' tells the story of a group of Jews who survived the Holocaust by spending 14 months living in sewers beneath the city of Lvov.
Perfect Sense
The world is coming to an end in David McKenzie’s dystopian love story 'Perfect Sense' starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor. Marcy Dermansky reviews.
Miss Bala
A review of Miss Bala, Gerardo Naranjo's drama about Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman), a beautiful girl who lives with her father and brother in a lawless border town in Mexico and dreams of becoming a beauty queen.
Excision
Richard Bates, Jr.'s Excision is a secret gem from this year's Sundance Film Festival. AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords star. Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Red Hook Summer
Review: Red Hook Summer. Spike Lee's “return to his roots” film that he self-financed and shot in under 25 days makes it premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Haywire
A Review of 'Haywire'. Steven Soderbergh creates a stylized-but-not-revoultionary approach to action cinema and floors it. Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, and Ewan McGregor star.
We Need To Talk About Kevin
We Need To Talk About Kevin review. Tilda Swinton stars in Lynne Ramsay's adaption of Lionel Shriver's best-selling novel 'We Need to Talk About Kevin.' Jordan Hoffman reviews.
Young Adult
Review: Young Adult. After their hit film 'Juno,' director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody reteam for 'Young Adult.' Beck Ireland reviews.