While I was watching Self/less, the word that kept popping into my mind was “messy.” It is a messy film, with many points of interest, multiple sources for character motivation, and frantic sways between emotion and action. Even with all of these competing elements, the film generally works. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell, Mirror Mirror, amongst other …

For some people, it appears to be better to stretch the truth than be completely honest about certain things. In most instances, there’s no malice behind the reasons people do this, but it still may lead to negative consequences once the truth starts to surface. That’s the kind of predicament that we find in About Elly, a simple yet complex …

The course of a single night can alter your life in a plethora of ways. Those changes can be good or bad, but either way, they can be caused by events that you couldn’t forget regardless of how hard you try to. In Yann Demange’s ’71, we witness such a night containing such events that are powerful enough to transform …

The one thing that I’ve found out years ago is that there are always stories to be told that are based on actual events. Not all of these are worth seeing, but they’ve made their mark in the world of cinema in a way that breeds some memorable moments. Maybe that’s what inspired the making of Daniel Alfredson’s  Kidnapping Mr. …