Yves Saint Laurent was undoubtedly a brilliant and significant fashion icon — just look at how many films have been made about him of late. You had 2010's documentary L'Amour Fou, 2014's Yves Saint Laurent, and now this entry, which largely dispenses with the whole "story of a life" and/or …
Documentary about the life and work of the Brazilian photographer Sebastio Salgado, co-directed by his son Juliano and his longtime admirer Wim Wenders (Pina). Or rather, about the relationship of Salgado's life and work: the way his life led to his work, and the way his work nearly wrecked his …
A Western with a story as uncomplicated as its camera filters are heavy (yellow for day, blue for night), made compelling by its cast and performances. Violence begets violence, the love of money is the root of all evil (or at least, the biggest evils), religion is a sham designed …
Gazing up through the sunroof of a precariously positioned car as the rescue chopper above tries to save its occupant at least showed promise of an intelligent use of 3D. Alas, what follows this opening cliffhanger amounts to little more than a computer-generated rehash of Earthquake. (The Rock studied hard …
From the streets of New York to the gangs of Bihar. Directed by Uday Nandanavanam. In Telugu.
An anonymous graffiti artist applies brush and spray can to the side of your building. Is the end result a work of art or an act of vandalism? The shelf life of one of elusive street artist Banksy’s creations averages 48 hours before being tagged or painted over. San Francisco–based …
Ding Sheng directs Andy Lau in this Chinese kidnapping thriller based on a true story.
Christopher "Son of Michael" Landon directs this raunchy horror comedy.
Documentary about living on the edge and pushing the envelope, mostly by riding stuff.
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud set about documenting change in the flora and fauna of Europe.
More tales of love and impending death among English retirees in India. This time around, the story is driven by the young proprietor Sonny (Dev Patel), who is simultaneously preparing to marry his fiancee and expand his hospitality empire. His ambition for the latter tends to overshadow his devotion to …
Director Cathy Garcia Molina follows up her 2007 hit One More Chance with a seven-years-later sequel about lovers Popoy and Basha. The years do take a toll. In Filipino.
Val (Regina Casé) has spent a lifetime looking after children that aren’t hers. The habitual live-in housekeeper who’s “almost like family” asks the bosses to put a roof over the head of her estranged daughter Jéssica’s (Camila Márdila) during the time it will take the young woman to pass a …
It’s no secret that Secret in Their Eyes is an English-language remake of 2010’s Best Foreign Film Oscar of the same name. Like it’s namesake, Secret relies on a series of intricate flashbacks, the narrative constantly, often confusingly jumping between 2002 and 2015 with 9/11 an obvious substitute for Argentina’s …
Ben Kingsley's obtrusive accent at the opening may signal that Self/Less is a B movie, but B movies have their very real virtues. Despite its sort of sci-fi premise — what if you could shed your worn-out body and transfer yourself into a newer, healthier model? — the film is …