Posts Tagged ‘IFC Films’
Film Review – Kelly & Cal
The title of writer Amy Lowe Starbin and director Jen McGowan’s film is Kelly & Cal (2014), but this is more about Kelly than it is about Cal. Kelly is played by Juliette Lewis, in a nice, subdued turn. The problem is, Lewis tries to…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Trip to Italy
In a Q&A session for The Trip to Italy (2014), Steve Coogan was asked what was done differently in this sequel compared to the first film, The Trip (2010). Coogan looked at the audience member, and in a calm and composed manner answered, “It’s the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Venus in Fur
Roman Polanski’s Venus in Fur (2013) tells the story of an actress auditioning for a part in a stage production of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel “Venus in Furs”. A quick internet search tells me the book centers around a character – Severin – who’s so…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Lucky Them
The only thing I hate more than a movie that takes place in Seattle is a movie centered on the Seattle music scene. (That is hyperbole actually. Turns out I hate quite a lot of things more than that. One could honestly say that I…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Boyhood
Richard Linklater has been one of the most creative filmmakers working the last few decades. Between mainstream, indie, and even experimental films, he has used cinema as a canvas in a way few working directors have even attempted. His latest project, Boyhood, deserves to be…
READ MORESIFF Interview – Megan Griffiths – Lucky Them
Spencer interviews director Megan Griffiths from the drama Lucky Them at SIFF 2014.
READ MOREFilm Review – Cold in July
A couple is awoken one night to the sound of an intruder. The husband grabs a gun and goes to check out the noise while telling his wife to stay put. In a moment sparked by a startling sound and not any aggression, a bullet…
READ MOREFilm Review – Finding Vivian Maier
Finding Vivian Maier is a portrait of a woman nobody really knew but who had a gift that inspired many. Vivian Maier was a nanny who was also a great photographer who kept all her work secret. During her life, many people saw her taking…
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