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Spotlight - Film Review
Culture

All-star cast propels ‘Spotlight’ (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.16.2015
Mark Ruffalo. Michael Keaton. Rachel McAdams. Liev Schreiber. John Slattery. Stanley Tucci. Together, in one movie? Yes. That would be Spotlight. And it’s a monster.…
Miss You Already - Film Review
Culture

Film Review: Toni Collette lends ‘Miss You Already’ star power

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.13.2015
Director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) said that she wanted to ensure that Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette bonded before shooting began. As she has done so…
Son of Saul - Independent Film Review
Culture

‘Son of Saul’ an astonishing, devastating experience not to be missed

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.12.2015
At filmmaker Lázló Nemes’ request, Son of Saul screened at MVFF using a gorgeous, organic 35mm print. Interestingly, after opening promos, the screen and drapes re-sized…
Bai Ling in 'Sacred Blood'
Culture

There Will Be ‘Sacred Blood’

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.07.2015
You don’t see horror films too often at mainstream film festivals. And you also don’t see new Coppola films all that often either. Sacred Blood,…
'Taxi' - Film Review - Mill Valley Film Festival Press Screener
Culture

No suppressing creative spirit in ‘Taxi’

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.05.2015
A preview of some of this year’s gems at the Mill Valley Film Festival begins with ‘Taxi’ (‘Taxi Tehran’), a banned film shot on the…
Making of Desire for Beauty - Pragnienie Piekna
Culture

Plastic Surgery as Last Resort: ‘Desire for Beauty’

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015
It’s a documentary, but it could be a horror film. Desire for Beauty begins with a young, attractive Polish woman getting drawn up by a surgeon…
It Follows - Film Review
Culture

‘It Follows’ in John Carpenter’s footsteps

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.29.2015
Horror is a tricky genre. Just about everything has been done… to death. Found footage. Haunted houses. Ghost stories. Demons. The self-aware. Comedy-horror. Been there,…
Woody Allen - Irrational Man - Film Review
Culture

Woody Allen’s ‘Irrational Man’ a dark, entertaining romp, the ending not so much (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.21.2015
If you judge movies largely by the ending you may be slightly disappointed by Irrational Man. That would be unfortunate though, and perhaps even unfair…
Boulevard Review
Film Reviews

Boulevard: Robin Williams’ final performance (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.09.2015
“Are you happy?” It’s like a sucker punch. And the chills come fast. When Robin Williams’s character Nolan Mack, a quiet and reliable banker, is…
Film Reviews

Is Polanski’s ‘Tenant’ classic or camp?

BY CLINTON STARK — 07.08.2015
Re-visiting a Roman Polanski fever dream. Does 1976's 'The Tenant' still hold up today? Who is Simone Choule? And why did Trelkovsky slap that kid…

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