Review: ‘My Amityville Horror’ Offers New Perspective On Classic Story
Editor’s note: This review was originally featured as part of our Fantasia Fest 2012 coverage (and later during Fantastic Fest),… Read More
March 16, 2013
Reviews
Review: ‘Ginger and Rosa’ Brings Poetry and Dignity to a Political Adolescence
Editor’s note: Daniel Walber’s review originally ran during NYFF 2012, but we’re re-running it as the film’s limited theatrical release… Read More
March 16, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Hours’ Feels Much Longer
“Based on a true story.”Those five words, or others that convey the same meaning, can have a strange effect on our… Read More
March 15, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Scenic Route’ Finds Power in Chemistry
On paper, Scenic Route sounds like a student film: two buddies on a road trip get stranded in the middle… Read More
March 15, 2013
Review: Plus One
It’s rare to exit a film utterly flabbergasted by the incompetence it displays on almost every level, and that’s especially… Read More
March 14, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Spring Breakers’ Is…
Spring Breakers…is not the film people are expecting. Even cinephiles familiar with Harmony Korine’s polarizing nature will be taken aback… Read More
March 13, 2013
SXSW 2013: ‘Bates Motel’ Preview Shows Hints of ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Lost’, and ‘Friday Night Lights’
Who in their right mind would want to see a prequel to Psycho? Sequels and remakes have been attempted, but… Read More
March 12, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Lunarcy!’ Points and Laughs at the Crazy Moon People
It’s not uncommon in this life to encounter a few strange people. There are strange people just about everywhere you… Read More
March 11, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘The Punk Singer’ Shouts What Goes Unspoken
The sweetly screaming figure with the word SLUT written prominently on her midriff has just grabbed an audience by the… Read More
March 11, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: ‘Euphonia’ Plays Coming of Digital Age By Ear
Danny Madden’s Euphonia is a love story between a boy and his digital recorder. It’s an experimental work with plot… Read More
March 10, 2013