Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, and Ralph Fiennes Plot: A studio problem solver goes into crisis mode when the superstar lead of his newest tentpole picture goes missing. Review: A… Continue reading
Directed by: Tom McCarthy Starring: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, and Brian d’Arcy James Plot: A special investigative division of The Boston Globe uncovers a child molestation scandal within the Catholic Church. Review: In 2001, The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight”… Continue reading
Directed by: Jonathan Levine Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie, and Seth Rogen Plot: Three lifelong friends with a drunken Christmas Eve tradition go for one last binge. Review: It seems like Seth Rogen is constantly… Continue reading
Directed by: S. Craig Zahler Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, and Patrick Wilson Plot: In the Old West, a 4-man posse set out to resuce some of their fellow townsfolk from cave-dwelling troglodytes. Review:… Continue reading
Directed by: Oliver Assayas Starring: Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart Plot: An aging actress is offered a part in the restaging of the play that made her famous. Review: In this partially meta story, Juliette Bincohe… Continue reading
Directed by: Jalmari Helander Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, and Ray Stevenson Plot: When Air Force One crash lands in a Finnish forest, a teenager on a hunting trip has to help the President of… Continue reading
Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 Directed by: James Ponsoldt Starring: Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg Plot: A Rolling Stone reporter shadows David Foster Wallace during the last days of his press tour for his book, Infinite… Continue reading
Director: Kevin Smith Starring: Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez, and Michael Parks Plot: An interviewer of weird and strange people is tortured by an old man Review: Disclaimer: I consider myself a Kevin Smith fan and have… Continue reading
Directed by: Richard Linklater Starring: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane Plot: A chronicle of one boy’s life from ages 6 to 18. Review: Filmed over the course of 12 years, thus allowing the actors… Continue reading
By Hedge Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Adam Pearson Director: Jonathan Glazer. In the Scottish highlands, a woman preys upon wayward men, luring them with the promise of sex in order to further her own… Continue reading
