September 30, 2019
I guess this is what the Rambles would look like if populated by 18th-century aristocrats.
October 6, 2019
Whistle while you work. Or cheat. Or steal. Or kill.
September 29, 2019
It’s life, it’s laughter, it’s love, it’s heartache, it’s sorrow, it’s messy, it’s hope, it’s pain, it’s glory.
August 6, 2019
Slight yet clever unlikely buddy comedy wants so badly to be a biting satire on current relations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
July 31, 2019
It's Psycho as directed by John Waters!
October 8, 2017
A profoundly religious teenager discovers the supernatural powers that allow her to control things with her mind. Sound familiar? No, we’re not talking about Carrie, we’re talking about her Norwegian cousin, Thelma.
September 14, 2017
Director Robin Campillo affectionately explores the early years of the AIDS crisis through the lens of the Paris outfit of AIDS activist group, ACT UP.
September 13, 2017
While there is stuff to admire in Valley of Shadows, this Norwegian import really wasn’t my cup of tea. This is one of those movies that is long on atmosphere, but short on action or dialogue. A very European movie in style and nature, Valley of Shadows will only appeal to filmgoers who are into minimalist exercises in style.
December 4, 2016
It’s only fitting that a movie review site called The 4th Reel review a movie called “The 4th Man,” so here goes! A virtual blueprint for his later, more mainstream potboiler “Basic Instinct,” “The 4th Man” exhibits all of the elements of director Paul Verhoeven’s mode of outrageous storytelling that has made him one of the most audacious film directors working today.
October 17, 2016
Paul Verhoeven’s first feature in 10 years is a complex work. The director of “Basic Instinct” and “Showgirls” is in fine form stylistically, yet provides much more depth of meaning into this piece than we’ve seen in his previous films as he examines the aftermath of a brutal assault. “Elle” is definitely not for everyone (like most of Verhoeven’s films) and will likely not sit well with those moviegoers who lean more towards the politically correct. However, for those of us who have admired the director’s work in the past and understand his general approach to cinema, there is much to recommend here.