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The Tribe Eastern European miserablism strikes again in Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's "The Tribe", except this time its long-take...

Bill Pohlad's "Love and Mercy" gets two things right. First, it reveals the fractured genius of singer-songwriter Brian Wilson...

1. Tomorrowland (2015)- Take a spoonful of "The Matrix's" well-tread ideas of a 'chosen one', cartoon action sequences...

New band Hop Along certainly rocks, mostly due to lead singer Francis Quinlan's sharp, pained voice that sounds as if it's going to ...

French filmmaker Henri Verneuil hit his stride in the late 60's and early 70's with a trilogy of films including "The Sicilia...

The following is an ongoing exploration of the prolific work of actress Maggie Cheung In the Mood For Love   (2000), directed by ...

I doubt this is still contemporaneous with the advent and growth of streaming, but I still love holding a DVd disc in my hand. So, the next ...

Child 44 Daniel Espinosa's "Child 44" is a meandering, gloomy hybrid that successfully merges the murder-mystery thriller a...

Austin Filmmaker Hannah Fidell's technical and thematic maturity doesn't seem to fit her young age (now only 28)..... especially sin...

Woman In Gold Based on a true story about an aging woman's quest to see the Klimt artwork that was stolen from her family during World...

One of the better songs so far this year. Continuing the strong year for female singer-songwriters. Carlile deserves her hard sough...

Nathan and David Zellner's latest film, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter", takes as their main character a woman not far removed f...

'71 I've almost forgotten exactly where Yann Demange's "'71" falls in the hectic line of new Jack O'Connel...

 Part of an ongoing series exploring the prolific, long-standing work of actress Maggie Cheung   Clean (2004), directed by Olivier...

5. Nine Queens (2000)- The loss of Argentinian writer/director Fabian Bielinsky in 2006 was a massive loss to international film making. ...

1. As Filhas do Fogo aka Daughters of Evil (1978)- Disjointed but highly atmospheric Portugese horror film in the loosest sense. Young Ana ...

Mixed feelings on Father John Misty's latest album, "I Love You, Honey Bear", but this track is the absolute best. ...

During last month's latest installment of the Sundance Film Festival, word began to trickle out about a horror film called  The Witch , ...

Ten more titles deserving a Region 1 DVD release: 1. Chiefs (1983)- Word of mouth has generally been strong for this 4 hour TV miniseries ...