Author: jose

This is an ambitious first film that is impressive in its ability to create an entire world with its own atmosphere and drop the viewer right into it.

All in all, “Toxic Town” makes for a harrowing watch.

There doesn’t seem to be a single original bone in this film’s body.

Personal investment in character and story provides a powerful emotional foundation. 

“Uppercut” feels like it’s two different movies, or maybe two short films, jerry-rigged together into a feature.

One of the most accessible and entertaining movies about the creative urge that you’ll see.

Instead of relishing the specific details of this story, you wind up enjoying its familiar pleasures and then maybe its creators’ proficient execution.

“Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse” is a remarkably cogent and compelling presentation not just of Spiegelman’s life story but also his personality and art.

Nobody’s gaze seems to extend beyond the edges of their own navel, which by default forms the outermost border of the movie’s vision of life.

The movie is tightly constructed and exceptionally acted and has several dazzling, all-in-one-shot action sequences.