If the idea of a Stone Age survival horror thriller sounds up your alley you won’t want to miss “Out of Darkness”. This moody and tension-soaked feature from director Andrew Cumming had its world premiere two years ago at the BFI London Film Festival. This past year the film received five nominations at the British … Continue reading
I’ve had an interesting relationship with James Cameron’s “Avatar”. Without question the 2009 science-fiction epic was a landmark box office achievement. It took theaters by storm, earning its first billion dollars in only 19 days on its way to becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. “Avatar” shattered numerous records, many of which it … Continue reading
In the revisionist Western “The Settlers”, director Felipe Gálvez sits us down in 1901 Tierra del Fuego, Chile during the Selk’nam genocide. That’s when land-hungry sheep ranchers backed by large livestock companies and protected by the Chilean and Argentine governments carried out the systematic extermination of native tribes that populated the area. It was yet … Continue reading
From the earliest moments of “Brief History of a Family” first-time feature filmmaker Jianjie Lin has his audience in the palm of his hand. And he keeps us in his hand, along with our instincts and expectations, until late into the film where he loosens his grip and suddenly has us second guessing nearly everything … Continue reading
In the mood for some goofy and altogether mindless fun? Let me tell you about “Argylle”, the new action spy comedy from director Matthew Vaughn. Full disclosure: I’ve been pretty lukewarm when it comes to Vaughn’s past work. That said, there has always been a certain flair to his filmmaking that I appreciate (he was … Continue reading
Hot off of winning the Sundance Film Festival’s top prize in the U.S. dramatic competition, the slice-of-life family drama “In the Summers” marks the filmmaking debut for director and screenwriter Alessandra Lacorazza. The story is loosely based on Lacorazza’s own childhood summer visits to her father in Columbia. That’s an admirable basis for a movie, … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 