WIth a film that is uniquely bracing, witty and barbed, Joanna Arnow represents a notable new arrival in caustic, character-driven comedy. "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed" delivers megaton payloads of misery and perfectly practical points of view.
A Murder of Crowes — Midwest Film Journal's monthlong celebration of actor Russell Crowe — continues with Andy Carr's look at the actor's less-heralded comic performance in "The Nice Guys."
Lily Rabe delivers an intermittently compelling performance in this adaptation of Chuck Klosterman's novel. But most of it will simply have you eager to escape its Great Plains small-town prison along with the rest of the locals.
Scattered throughout The Moon & Back are strong moments about all of the benefits you can gain elsewhere as you scale back one dream. You just have to scale back your expectations for the film conveying that message.
Brilliant, droll and disturbing, 2019's "Greener Grass" will have a special screening at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie at 9 p.m., Saturday, April 20.
In terms of pure inventiveness, "Hundreds of Beavers" feels cut from the same cloth as "Eraserhead," "The Evil Dead" and "Donnie Darko." It’s an uncompromised work from a supremely talented new voice in director / co-writer Mike Cheslik, and that’s something always worth supporting.
A definitive release of what may be the perfect sex comedy for American fans intrigued by this cinematic genre. "All Ladies Do It" is so good-natured and silly, shot with such a dreamlike nature and drafted with such witty dialogue that it never falls into the trap of simply being softcore pornography or, worse yet, a lazy exploitation of its female stars.
Now playing at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie in Indianapolis, "Remembering Gene Wilder" doesn't focus on the legendary comedian's struggles but the great things he did in his life and the way others remember him. It's total fan service for those who enjoyed his work. But it's also GOOD fan service.
A thriller and a comedy make for an oddly fitting double bill.
Jeymes Samuel's intermittently impish but ultimately superficial religious epic comes to Blu-ray.
88 Films does phenomenal work on its Hong Kong releases, and "The Inspector Wears Skirts 2" is no exception. But this series probably works best taken together as an archival set, representing a certain time and style and perhaps a more enjoyable sit as a series.
"Class of ..." — Nick Rogers' monthly look back at films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries — continues with a look at 2004's "The Ladykillers."
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