Does Debating a ‘Good Kill’ Make for a Good Movie?
This isn’t real life, Good Kill, this new movie from writer-director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War), about Major Thomas …
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‘Lambert & Stamp’: Sign of the Changing Times
The birth of the DIY movement, it could be argued, arrived when Christopher Stamp — the younger brother of actor …
‘Maggie’: Fighting for the Dying of the Light
Cultural fatigue looms over every frame of Maggie, the new release from director Henry Hobson and screenwriter John Scott 3, …
The D Train
What does it say about our culture and society that we all seemingly automatically identify with the story of someone …
Filmmaker Alex Garland Humanizes the Machine
Preparing for a phone interview with Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland (writer of 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Never Let …
Ex Machina
Writer-director Alex Garland (writer-producer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine) engineers a film in Ex Machina that speaks to the …
Damage Looms in the ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’
Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) lives in rare air. She is an accomplished actress on both stage and screen, beautiful and …
Moving on up the Evolutionary Ladder
Moving on Up the Evolutionary Ladder
‘Gett’ Spotlights a Human Tragedy
Viviane Amsalem (played by co-writer and co-director Ronit Elkabetz) wants a divorce from her husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian). Viviane is …
True Story
New York Times Magazine reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill), a rising journalistic star that played poker like a champion because …
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