When you look at the photo above do you see a boy or a girl? Would the child’s name be Michael or Laure? The role of gender identity in Celine Sciamma’s second feature film Tomboy is front and center as her protagonist, a 10 year-old girl, pretends to be a boy over the course […]
The Names Of Love
Synopsis: Baya Benmahmoud, a young, extroverted liberal, lives by the old hippie slogan: âMake love, not warâ to convert right-wing men to her left-wing political causes by sleeping with them. She seduces many and so far has received exceptional results â until she meets Arthur Martin, a Jewish middle aged, middle-of-the road scientist. Bound by common […]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Synopsis: Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earthâs past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. Release Date: July 29, 2011 MPAA Rating: PG-13 […]
LAFF Film Review: Familiar Ground (En Terrains Connus)
The dry humor that surrounds Familiar Ground (En Terrains Connus) is just that, dry–a lifeless, suburban enclave of Quebec where the most interesting amusement comes in the form of a giant blue inflatable something or other in front of a car dealership. This is not to say the film isn’t good, far from that actually. […]
LAFF Film Review: ‘Haunters’ (Choneung ryukja)
From Korea comes Director Kim Min-suk’s Haunters. A film centered around two men specifically who both harbor exceptional abilities. Kyu-nam (Koo So) believes himself to be ordinary. Having just lost his job at a junk yard he is seeking employment. He finds work at a pawn shop, and believes this is the moment his life […]