Class Warfare in the Heat of the Summer

July 15, 2014

MESSAGES IN ‘SNOWPIERCER’ AND ‘THE PURGE: ANARCHY’ By T.T. Stern-Enzi Back in the day, when Grandmaster Flash and the Furious …

Munich Film Festival: Denouement

July 10, 2014

After five hectic days back in the States, catching up on all the new releases during my ten-days of festival …

July 10, 2014

Paul Haggis Keeps ‘Third Person’ a Remote Exercise (Review)

July 9, 2014

“Watch me.” The line of dialogue is whispered during a couple of key sequences in Third Person, the new film …

July 8, 2014

Enjoying an International Film Festival

July 8, 2014

PORTRAIT OF A FILM CRITIC AS A MERE SPECTATOR IN THE CROWD By T.T. Stern-Enzi After four years of attending the …

July 5, 2014

A Family-Friendly Call From ‘Earth to Echo’

July 4, 2014

Like many film fans, I used to imagine that Juliette Binoche would remain frozen, a moving picture of ethereal beauty …

July 2, 2014

Earth to Echo wastes no time setting up its premise. Three young teens — Alex (Teo Halm), Tuck (Astro) and …

July 2, 2014

Thanks to the time difference, my blog posts have been a bit scattered. I’m in early morning screenings – starting …