Film Review: ‘Peepers’ a bare butt buffet of laughs

A Fight Club for voyeurs, Peepers takes us into the secret world of roof-top hopping "peepers," where we join alongside a rag-tag group armed with binoculars and walkie-talkies looking for excitement in other people's windows. Fraternizing in the shadows at night, but with office jobs by day, we learn...

Film Review: ‘Applause (Applaus)’

Thea (Paprika Steen) can only seem to find acceptance and respect on the stage. Off it, her life is unraveling. She's a recovering alcoholic out of rehab, her husband left with the two boys, and she has no friends; except for the lonely drunk at the corner tavern. Buying...

Film Review: ‘Life in One Day (Het leven uit een dag)’

What if you lived your entire life in one day? And you'd have, but one time, to enjoy each moment: the first kiss, going to school, growing up,  making love. In Marc de Cloe's Life in One Day, Benny and Gini fall head over heels for each other in...

Film Review: ‘Kill the Habit’

You know you're in trouble when a relentless drug addiction and a discovered stash of dirty money are the least of your problems. Oh, yes, what to do with the body? In Kill the Habit that becomes the question of the day for three women (Lili Mirojnick, Katerina Moutsatsou, Maria-Elena...

Film Review: ‘The Bone Man’ an Austrian Fargo with German cars and a twist

What is it about great European indies that make them so endlessly fascinating and watchable? The Bone Man is another example, and I think it'll be a festival favorite at Cinequest. It's two hours of terrific entertainment. It kept me guessing throughout and I appreciated the exquisite quality of everything...

Film Review: ‘FrICTION’ a clever “fourth wall” film

What if you were scripted to behave badly? Breaking down the fourth wall—the unseen barrier between actor and viewer—has become somewhat of an interesting trend in film (see Funny Games starring Naomi Watts). We've seen it for years on stage in the theater; an actor will maintain a personal...

Film Review: ‘Cooking History’ the ultimate Food Network and The History Channel mash-up

Mash-up Food Network with The History Channel and you'd have an intriguing documentary called Cooking History. Chances are, you've never seen anything quite like it. Surprisingly, it works well—although, I could do with one or two fewer animal decapitations. But this is life or death, depending if the bread...

Film Review: ‘Raspberry Magic’

As a guy it pains me sometimes to use adjectives such as cute, charming, delightful. But these are entirely appropriate for the latest Cinequest screener I watched called Raspberry Magic. Of a strong group of films so far, it may be the best yet. The story is centered around a...

Film Review: ‘The Tijuana Project’

Here's one that will pull on the heart strings. The Tijuana Project is a refreshing change from the incessant drug battle-charged headlines we see coming out of Mexico, especially border towns such as Tijuana, just 30 minutes South of San Diego. I admit we sent this one to the bottom...

Film Review: ‘Passenger Side’

First, a quick recap. We're counting down to the Cinequest Film Festival 20, now opening in 15 days on Tuesday, February 23 with a screening of Dagur Kári's The Good Heart starring Brian Cox and Paul Dano. At the media launch party we received 10 screeners. We screen them. Write...