Author: Mark James

France during the war is a perennial setting for filmmakers wishing to impart some quality gravity to their story. The moral stakes are high and…

Pedro Almodóvar’s late career is revealing him to be a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock. For those whose perception of the Spanish director is filtered through his…

Frameline 37 Brings Diversity, Fun and Fantastic Films to San Francisco’s International LGBT Film Festival You might think, with all the acclaim pouring in for Michael…

Review: ‘Post Tenebras Lux’ Is Arthouse Fare With a Capital ‘A’ You don’t get booed at Cannes for nothing. Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas’ visual iconoclasm continues…

Sofia’s Last Ambulance opens with the camera advancing toward an open door. Men in work clothes stare through the fourth wall and step aside as…

Why You Should Pay Attention to the San Francisco International Film Festival Who knew the longest-running film festival in America is presented in San Francisco –…

New York City mayor Ed Koch, who died this past week, loved to say “How’m I doing?” It served as a trademark plea for affirmation…

A lovingly rendered slow burn of a character study, Yossi impresses its message upon viewers with a quiet fortitude. In this sequel to Yossi &…

French director Mikael Buch’s first offering Let My People Go is a lighthearted and occasionally thoughtful attempt to tease out the appeal of the ties…