“Clean Up” (South Korea) Directed by Kwon Man-ki This incredibly quiet, but incredibly good feature from South Korea has very little to do with most of the films we associate with that country. Unlike the action/gangster flicks we’ve come to … Continue reading 54th Chicago Int’l Film Fest #20: “Clean Up” (South Korea)
“X – The eXploited” (Hungary) Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros Let me start out by saying that I am a huge proponent of Hungarian film. Last year I saw FOUR terrific Hungarian films, including eventual Oscar nominee, Ildiko Enyedi’s “On … Continue reading 54th Chicago Int’l Film Fest #19: “X – The eXploited” (Hungary)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” Directed by Bryan Singer Great music, great performance, great style, great dialogue, great editing, and yet… …this is not a good movie. In fact, it’s a pretty bad one. And it all comes down to Bryan Singer’s direction … Continue reading “Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Girl In the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story” Directed by Fede Alvarez It’s been 48 hours since I saw this film. Not one image, moment or character has stayed with me. Seriously. That means one, or both, … Continue reading “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”
“The Stolen Caravaggio” (Italy) Directed by Roberto Andò Okay, so it took over a week, but the majority of my final screenings are where the substance could be found at this year’s Festival. Maybe none more so than Roberto Ando’s … Continue reading 54th Chicago Int’l Film Fest #18: “The Stolen Caravaggio” (Italy)
“The Road Not Taken” (China) Directed by Gaopeng Tang A great film. Which is not a conclusion you’d think describes a film that takes place almost exclusively in the middle of the Gobi Desert, features a tenuous relationship between a … Continue reading 54th Chicago Int’l Film Fest #17: “The Road Not Taken” (China)
“[Censored]” (Australia) Directed by Sari Braithwaite So, you read a blurb about a documentary that goes something like this: “When Sari Braithwaite gained access to never-before-seen movie clips deemed immoral and censored by the Australian government from 1951 to 1978, … Continue reading 54th Chicago Int’l Film Fest #14: “[Censored]” (Australia)
