The Flick Pick Monster

Honorable Mentions:  "The Selfish Giant," "You're Next," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "A Touch of Sin...

A very linear picture for Quentin Tarantino after his diffuse "Inglourious Basterds," " Django Unchained " finds the est...

Here goes. I've seen a lot less movies this year than I have in previous years due to feelings that this site is not of a primary signif...

The Color Wheel, dir. Alex Ross Perry (B) Holy Motors, dir. Leos Carax (B) Skyfall, dir. Sam Mendes (B-) Smashed, dir. James Ponstadt (C)...

Julia Loktev's favorite storytelling device is ambiguity, which was clear from her last effort, the disappointingly vague if at times gr...

Michel Franco's "After Lucia" is too insular for its own good, not bringing enough to the table thematically to attempt a smal...

Having seen Matteo Garrone's "Gomorrah" will not prepare you for his new film, this year's Cannes Gran Prix winner "R...

The Taviani Brothers' " Caesar Must Die"  and Antonio Campos' " Simon Killer " are two films about bad communica...

I've never seen Pablo Larrain's dour-sounding "Tony Manero" or "Post Mortem," but it seems as if his new film ...

There are two elements that elevate Joachim Trier's "Oslo, August 31st" beyond the normal crop of well-made, faceless festival...