Searching for ‘A Most Wanted Man’
Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin), a Chechen Muslim, enters Hamburg, Germany illegally, weaving his way through sewers, stowing away on a …
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Boyhood
On paper, and in far lesser hands, the premise of Boyhood would come across as a gimmick that would never …
Cracking the Code with ‘I Origins’ Director Mike Cahill
For fans of the current wave of independent filmmaking, there’s a certain romantic curiosity surrounding the power-trio of Brit Marling, …
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Studios has excelled thus far by creating characters that neatly fit into segmented niches that are easily identifiable for …
Embracing the Present in ‘Wish I Was Here’
There’s something fitting in the work of Zach Braff — the star of successful television comedy series Scrubs, which sang, …
Review: ‘The German Doctor’
It is only through an understanding of the undeniable facts of history that we can even begin to consider the …
Filmfest München: What Cincinnati’s Sister City Can Teach Us
Instead of starting off with questions about what I learned about international film culture from attending the Munich Film Festival, …
Paul Haggis Keeps ‘Third Person’ a Remote Exercise
“Watch me.” The line of dialogue is whispered during a couple of key sequences in Third Person, the new film …
A Family-Friendly Call From ‘Earth to Echo’
Earth to Echo wastes no time setting up its premise. Three young teens — Alex (Teo Halm), Tuck (Astro) and …
‘Obvious Child’ is Not Just an Abortion Rom-Com
I love Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), the protagonist of Obvious Child, the new indie dramedy from co-writer and director Gillian …
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