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The thriller “Thar” is a reminder that Sergio Leone’s Westerns can be adapted to any setting, and that nepotism isn’t just a Hollywood thing. “Thar” is a plodding desert borderland tale of drugs, murder and revenge, decorated with gunplay, gruesome … Continue reading →

Kino Lorber picked this film festival darling up for June 3 release. Striking and unlike anything else “out there?” Oh yes.

Posting this again as this intriguing title now has opening dates — June 3 and June 17. Check it out. Looks and SOUNDS fascinating.

“Tankhouse” is the sort of indie comedy one often encounters in film festivals. Come up with a daffy setting and/or conceit, sign a few “names” (Joey Lauren Adams, Richard Kind and Christopher Lloyd) for bit parts to get it financed. … Continue reading →

If you caught “Doc Strange 2” you saw this in the previews. Just in case you didn’t.

Ashley Benson and Shiloh Fernandez star in this potentially murderous tale, which has a hint of class warfare about it. “Private Property” opens and streams VOD Friday.

One self-evident truth of teen summer romance movies is that they’re all wish fulfillment fantasies. Party-packed, carefree, candy-colored money-is-no-obstacle to anything we want to do because everybody is Cover Girl thin and gorgeous — even the girls — they’re like … Continue reading →

One of the greatest and unlikeliest stories of a European expat finding Hollywood glory had to be the American career of the great Viennese auteur and innovator Fritz Lang, who fled the Nazis and left masterpieces such as “M” and … Continue reading →

A thriller about an aimless, dangerous drifter and the stripper who might be his savior? Actor turned writer-director Sean Patrick Flanery wrote and directed this tale that turns towards horror, and which stars Billy Budinich and Caylee Cowan in the … Continue reading →

“Official Competition” is an arid farce about movies as “cinema,” the pretension of festivals and festival-honored films made by “critics’ darlings.” It’s built on scenes that either hit the bullseye, or miss the mark because of slow pacing and a … Continue reading →