Film Review: Delicious (2022)
With the lightness of a soufflé, Delicious pits the whims of the aristocracy against the determination of a master chef in 18th centuryContinue Reading
Tag: France
Petite Maman – AFI Film Festival 2021
Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman is a worthy follow-up to her wildly successful Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Few films about childhood toldContinue Reading
Paris, 13th District – AFI Film Festival 2021
Romance is a complicated thing in 2021 … Director Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District elegantly shows this and gives us hope. Few filmsContinue Reading
Julia – AFI Film Festival 2021
You know when a documentary about Julia Child begins with Jimi Hendrix’s Fire you’re in for a treat. Julia the newestContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Cohen Media Group’s White As Snow
Is there anyone more perfect than Isabelle Huppert as to play an updated version of the evil Queen in SnowContinue Reading
Between Two Worlds – London Film Festival 2021
An account of a writer exposing the economic difficulties of low-paid workers in northern France is either a well-intentioned misfire,Continue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s The Clockmaker of Saint-Paul (Kino Classics)
Director Bertrand Tavernier’s masterful drama The Clockmaker of Saint-Paul comes to Blu-Ray thanks to Kino Lorber filled with great extras. The Film Continue Reading
Mother Schmuckers – Fantasia Film Festival 2021
They say it takes someone truly smart to write truly stupid characters. Mother Schmuckers proves this thesis. The debut feature from writer/director/stars HarpoContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s O.S.S. (KL Studio Classics)
O.S.S. is a fascinating piece of WW2 propaganda that works as a lean and mean Wartime Thriller. Kino Lorber has released thisContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Scream Factory’s Brotherhood of the Wolf (Collector’s Edition)
Twenty years later Christophe Gans’ Brotherhood of the Wolf still kicks ass. Scream Factory has pulled out all the stops for the USContinue Reading