Review: A Styleless There Are No Saints Never Gets Beyond Crime Drama Tropes
The hook of There Are No Saints, the new film from director Alfonso Pineda Ulloa, is that he’s working from what is apparently an old screenplay by the great Paul […]
Review: Tim Roth Impresses in Sundown, a Tense, Mysterious Drama About Class, Power, Greed and Justice
Actor Tim Roth has more than 100 credits to his name, though it’s rare that this always reliable, terrifically talented performer leads a film as its primary protagonist. He’s carried […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with Impressive Remakes and Disappointing Returns
Living Remakes are always a tricky prospect, and one probably shouldn’t engage in remaking one of the greatest movies ever made unless one has something new to say on its […]
Review: A Good-Looking Cast and Solid Action Save an Otherwise Soulless The Misfits
I’m old enough to remember a time when the films of Renny Harlin were actually played on the big screen: Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue […]
Review: Without a Why, The Song of Names Lacks a Reason to Be a Film At All
The biggest problem with The Song of Names, in a film with many of them, is that it lacks a driving why behind any of the proceedings, anything to signal to […]