In Sarah’s Key, an American journalist marries the Frenchman of her dreams and years later they move into a place that his family had lived in years before.  But her research on the Vélodrome d’Hive roundup of Jews during World War II uncovers a connection to her new home, a connection that leads her on [...]

Michiel lives in a small village in the Netherlands during World War II.  He lives a life of relative privilege as the son of the Mayor, a man Michiel has come to lose respect for because of the Mayor’s acceptance of the Nazis that occupy their village.  But Michiel’s eyes open to the realities of [...]

If you are a horror fan, you probably already know the pleasures to be found in Paco Plaza and Jaume Balaguero’s outbreak thriller [REC]. The Spanish-language film took the concept of a zombie infection, ran it through the lens of a first-person, hand-held camera perspective, and then unleashed a ghoulish parade of prickly, low-budget thrills. [...]

Australia isn’t the only country trying to draw attention to their locale as a prime film location. The Czech government has recently announced they’ll refund filmmakers 20% of the expenses for filming in the Czech Republic. Once a hot spot for shooting foreign films, the Czech Republic has consistently declined in the number of foreign [...]

Does this frustrate you as much as me? Films that I do not end up catching in the theater or hear about via other critics (I do occasionally skim a few especially those of writer/critic David Edelstein of New York magazine), I put in the saved section of my Netflix queue. The Assassination of Jesse [...]