The French auteur Francois Ozon has crafted a deftly intelligent character drama interwoven with a psychological thriller that works extremely well in the first two thirds before collapsing under the weight of expectation in its finale.
Showing as part of the section of “Women’s Stories” this year in the French Film Festival is On Air, a character driven drama that follows an emotionally damaged women’s search for closure with the mother who gave her up to an orphanage as a child.
What’s a French film festival without an unabashedly full-blown, over the top romance? Serving that purpose this year is Happiness Never Comes Alone, a movie that is to cinema what a ridiculously large lollipop is to confectionary: it starts off with a pleasant enough sweetness, but goes on way too long and by the end, it just hurts your teeth.
Having spent much time carefully considering the options, Film Blerg is happy to present our Top 10 of 2012 (or as we affectionately call…
Adapted from the popular series of novels by Lee Childs, Jack Reacher is a big budget, franchise baiting attempt to create a darker, edgier…
There’s a scene halfway through Vicky Cristina Barcelona where the narrator elaborates on the thoughts of the American Christina while spending time in Barcelona:…
From the moment the thunderous musical score comes into full swing with the entry of the titular characters into the first of many ridiculously…
Following in the footsteps of countless (mostly American) direct to video movies, Bad Karma is a crime thriller about what happens to the reformed…
“With an intellect that big, you tend to create your own moral universe”.
In his latest mainstream comedy, director Richard Linklater reteams with his School Of Rock leading man Jack Black to tell the true story of…