As Alexander Nifong's character Craig makes a surprising decision, it begs the audience to ask themselves, "What would you do?"
How can we, who enjoy affluence and freedom of action, intervene in a rustic world of rough injustices that are usually inflicted offscreen? Should we intervene?
She's poised. Mature. Focused. Transparent. You root for her to survive ungodly conditions that would destroy most adults. The perfect balance to this hardened, emotionally threadbare female lead is the very romantic Serge Kanyinda; he plays her savior.
In her fourth feature, Your Sister's Sister, the Seattle writer-director introduces her protagonist, Jack (played by Mark Duplass, star of her 2009 movie, Humpday), by giving him an angry diatribe to deliver -- one that sours a party held in honor of his late brother.
If you haven't heard of Movie Cloud, allow me to lay it out for you. Dov Simens (the world-renowned film instructor) and Derek Christopher (president ...
Tough choice this weekend: You could go to the multiplex and catch such acclaimed new features as superhero epic "The Avengers," romantic comedy "Thin...
Movies with breathtaking camera shots create powerful and engaging images. Erik Molberg Hansen is a Danish Director of Photography, who just completed work on Pernilla August's celebrated movie Beyond.
With so many talented people involved in this production, I feel somewhat of an ingrate to inject my own humble critique into the conversation, but the flaws seem obvious, especially to a storyteller in another medium.
Here's why I think my opinions about movies are worth sharing: I care. A lot. I want movies to be good. When movies don't live up to their promise, it makes me sad -- or even mad. And since that feels genuine, and since I know I'm not the only one, I feel entitled to share that with you.
