Videophiled: Woody Allen’s wistful ‘Café Society’ and John le Carré’s ‘Traitor’

by Sean Axmaker | Oct 19, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot

Café Society (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD) You never know what you’re getting with a new Woody Allen film. His career is as erratic as ever. So it’s a pleasure to note that Café Society (2016), while well short of masterpiece, is Allen in fine form. Set in...

Videophiled: ‘Batman v Superman’ – Dawn of the DCU, plus ‘Bridgend’ and ‘Miles Ahead’

by Sean Axmaker | Jul 19, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot

The smartest thing about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Ultimate Edition (Warner, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Ultra HD Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, VOD) is its revisionist take on the destruction that concluded Man of Steel, Zach Snyder’s reboot of Superman as a...

Interview: Director Joachim Trier on ‘Louder Than Bombs’ with Jesse Eisenberg and Isabelle Huppert

by Danny Miller | Apr 8, 2016 | Interviews, What's Hot

Two years after her death in a car crash, the husband and sons of famed photographer Isabelle Reed (Isabelle Huppert) are still trying to cope with their loss. Gene (Gabriel Byrne) struggles as a single parent, but is taking his first steps towards a new relationship...

Interview: Richard Ayoade Directs Two Jesse Eisenbergs in ‘The Double’

by Danny Miller | May 15, 2014 | Interviews

Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg) is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked by his boss (Wallace Shawn), scorned by his mother (Phyllis Somerville), and ignored by the woman of his dreams (Mia Wasikowska). He feels...

Review: There’s No Point to ‘Meet the Parrots,’ er, ‘Rio 2’

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 7, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot

There are those animated films that not only deserve a sequel, they demand it. Disney’s Pixar’s Oscar-winning blockbuster The Incredibles comes to mind. (Fortunately, the studio and the film’s creators have finally come up with an idea for a follow-up, and that...