There is a moment in Love & Mercy where a young Brian Wilson, played by Paul Dano, is standing in a recording studio, and is confronted by his father, who tells him that he has peaked and that The Beach Boys are going to be forgotten in a few years. It is the typical moment…

Who doesn’t love a good social drama every now and then? The Dardenne Brothers (Luc and Jean-Pierre) are seen as masters of Belgian cinema, and absolute geniuses at creating captivating drama about society. Their most recent film is Two Days, One Night, a harsh and unflinching look at the realities of a particular aspect of…

Greek cinema can sometimes be dependent on telling heavy stories about social injustice or overwhelming problems. In fact, a lot of European cinema can be like that. So when a sweet and quirky little film like Xenia comes along, we have to stop and just appreciate the brilliance. It may be a film with as…

Damn, I wish more people liked this film. I am a sucker for ensemble casts of diverse, interesting characters, and there are very few groups of people that fit this description more than those of teachers. Each a very distinct, different person, all forming one bigger group of people who work day in and day…

As I previously mentioned in my review of White Dog, racism and bigotry is not taboo for filmmakers, and while some films made these days addressing the issue can be suitably heavy and almost controversial, they are nothing compared to older films that tackled the subject decades ago. Perhaps one of the most influential films…