THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE Review: A twelve year old boy is taken to an ominous boy’s orphanage, whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War. He is… Read more “The Devil’s Backbone”
Category: Art House
The Salesman
THE SALESMAN Review: A couple star in a production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”. They move into a new home after their apartment has dangerous… Read more “The Salesman”
Central Station
CENTRAL STATION Review: Dora, a former school teacher now makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people at Rio de Janeiro’s main train station. One of… Read more “Central Station”
Swept from the Sea
SWEPT FROM THE SEA Review: Tells the story of a Russian immigrant Yanko Goorall who is the only survivor from a shipwreck. Amy is the only one… Read more “Swept from the Sea”
After the Storm
AFTER THE STORM Review: A private detective struggles to pay child support money after he wastes the money gambling. He is also trying to reconnect with his… Read more “After the Storm”
The Children Act
THE CHILDREN ACT Review: Fiona Maye’s marriage is starting to crumble. She is a judge at the High Court and is working on a case involving a… Read more “The Children Act”
Land of Mine
LAND OF MINE Review: In the aftermath of World War II Denmark, a group of young German soldiers are ordered to clear a beach of their own… Read more “Land of Mine”
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS Review: Follows four peasant families working for a landowner on a Northern Italian farm at the end of the 19th century. Director: Ermanno… Read more “The Tree of Wooden Clogs”
A Fantastic Woman
A FANTASTIC WOMAN Review: A Chilean drama in which a transgender woman works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the… Read more “A Fantastic Woman”
Renoir
RENOIR Review: Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915. Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste, returns home to recuperate after being wounded… Read more “Renoir”
