A divorced father picks up his eight year old daughter Lea. It seems pretty much like every second weekend, but after a while Lea can’t help feeling that something isn’t right. So begins a fateful journey. The Oscar-shortlisted German Short “Everything Will Be Okay (Alles wird gut)” touched me in … [Read More]
A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice must face his greatest fear. A roller-coaster ride of joy, doubt and romance in the digital age. The task of any Short Film is to seize the viewer’s attention in literally a matter of seconds, at once … [Read More]
’71 takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, and increasingly wary of his own comrades, he must survive the … [Read More]
In no particular order, though these are my top two. Some had US DVD release debuts in 2015. 1) Goodnight Mommy It is a conspicuously uneasy vibe established practically right from the start of the ultra-unsettling Austrian psychological thriller “Goodnight Mommy”. And then from there all the way up to … [Read More]
A story centered on an eccentric art auctioneer and his obsession with an heiress/collector. Geoffrey…Rush…is…an…actor. Are we clear on this? Damn, is this guy good at his job. I submit that the versatile veteran Aussie is the reason to watch the exquisite mystery drama “The Best Offer”. Rush … [Read More]
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she … [Read More]