The New York Times – Film:
A remake of a Japanese zom-com, this French adaptation about the making of a B-level zombie flick does little to justify its existence.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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Patrick Wilson on ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ and ‘The Conjuring’
The New York Times – Film:
The actor had long wanted to make a film. When he was offered the job on the new “Insidious,” the chance to direct a box office hit proved very appealing.
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‘Amanda’ Review: A Friendship Forged in Delusion
The New York Times – Film:
A delusional college grad befriends an agoraphobic misanthrope in this stylish dark comedy by the Italian director Carolina Cavalli.
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‘Nobody’s Hero’ Review: Little Desires Everywhere
The New York Times – Film:
In this slippery farce, a schlubby coder falls in love with a prostitute and takes in a teenager he suspects is a terrorist.
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‘Persian Lessons’ Review: An Improbable Holocaust Drama
The New York Times – Film:
A Jewish Frenchman posing as a Persian eludes death by teaching a fictional form of the Persian language to a Nazi commandant in this improbable Holocaust drama.
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‘Falcon Lake’ Review: Pack Water, Sunscreen and Palo Santo
The New York Times – Film:
Death and desire are bunk mates in this coming-of-age drama set around a lake cabin in Quebec.
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‘Unclenching the Fists’ Review: A Moody Russian Drama
The New York Times – Film:
Kira Kovalenko’s moody drama centers on a young woman trapped under her father’s thumb in the North Caucasus region of Russia.
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‘Giving Birth to a Butterfly’ Review: Melancholy and Menace
The New York Times – Film:
Steeped in a distinctly American nostalgia, this beautifully peculiar debut feature has a Lynchian quality.
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‘L’immensità’ Review: Roman Holiday
The New York Times – Film:
Loosely based on the transgender director Emanuele Crialese’s transition, this Italian period drama is a sun-dappled nostalgia trip bristling with Oedipal tension.