Crime Family
Shoplifters by George Wolf “Sometimes it’s better to choose your own family.” A softly nuanced testament to home being where the heart is (and the Palme d’or winner at Cannes),…read more →
foreign films
Friend of the Family
The Cakemaker by George Wolf A delicately subtle and sometimes poetic film, The Cakemaker boasts sterling performances and finely drawn characters for a resonant meditation of love, loss, faith and…food.…read more →
Crisis Acting
Ava by Rachel Willis A single act of teenage rebellion is the catalyst for a family’s destruction in director Sadaf Foroughi’s feature debut, Ava. It’s a harmless action that tears…read more →
An Artist’s Life
Tom of Finland by Hope Madden Leathermen, homoeroticism, beefcake—three things you should not expect from the film Tom of Finland. This biopic, often gorgeously shot with a painterly eye that…read more →
Moving Films, Impeccable Performances For Your Queue
The wonderful, must-see Chilean import Gloria drops on home audiences today, boasting a beautiful performance by Paulina Garcia in the lead role. A sort of coming-of-middle-age tale, it’s a film…read more →
Two New Foreign Gems For Your Queue
We normally like to use For Your Queue to champion an underseen new release and pair that with an older film you may have missed. This week, however, there are…read more →
Countdown: 2013’s Bounty of Foreign Films
The Academy did a nice job this year in honoring foreign language films. Each candidate was wonderful, and we were especially pleased to see The Hunt and The Broken Circle…read more →
Formidable Filmmaker Explores The Past
The Past by Hope Madden Original films – not reboots, franchises, or adaptations – are a relative anomaly in today’s movie landscape. Truly original works that take you into authentic…read more →
When Push Comes to Puncture Wounds and Bullet Holes
A Touch of Sin by Hope Madden A handful of befuddled but beautifully realized characters fall through the tears in the cultural fabric of a too-rapidly modernizing China in Zhangke…read more →