As August winds down, we prepare to say goodbye to the summer and, hopefully, to the Blu-ray dry spell we’ve experienced lately. This week actually has a bunch of titles of some moderate interest, but (from my perspective) f...
The Belgian Dardenne brothers have at this point refined their style of filmmaking down to something instantly distinct and recognizable. Always playing small and always shooting with handheld cameras, their films almost surpass w...
Even though ‘The Interview’ may not be hitting theater screens as originally planned, this Christmas week still has lots of notable new releases to congest cinemas.
The dependably depressing Dardenne Brothers have returned with another gut-wrenching, yet deeply moving slice of social realism carried off with such elegant simplicity that it’s easy to take them for granted.
This week belongs to Bond, James Bond, as the franchise’s latest, biggest and (arguably) best entry to date comes to Blu-ray. If that doesn’t do it for you, some other new titles will also compete for your attention an...
After a few sleepy months, the Blu-ray release schedule bursts back to life this week with two major releases that demand attention. The first is one of this year’s biggest box office hits (as well as the launching point for...
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a weekend with so many comedies either opening or expanding all at once. Perhaps since ‘Hunger Games’ is the only major title next week, the studios are using this weekend t...
Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are frequent favorites at the Cannes Film Festival. They’ve been nominated for the coveted Palme d’Or prize five times so far, and have won twice (for ‘Rosetta̵...
The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up with a final day of screenings on Sunday. I still have some reviews to publish, so I’ll roll those out over the next few days. The festival also announced its winners y...
