Synopsis: Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him. Release Date: September 25, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film […]
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Joe Swanberg’s ‘Digging for Fire’ Explores Human Emotions While Being About Nothing At All
Synopsis: The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend. Release Date: August 28, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film Review Production It’s amazing how a movie that ostensibly seems to be about nothing can, in afterthought, be a very deep […]
‘Learning to Drive’ Has Ben Kingsley And Patricia Clarkson, But Wastes Them On Heavy-Handed Metaphors
Synopsis: As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other’s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel. Release Date: September 4, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Film Review […]
‘Mistress America’ Is A Chick Flick Wearing The Clever Disguise Of An Art Film
Synopsis: A lonely college freshman’s life is turned upside down by her impetuous, adventurous soon-to-be stepsister. Release Date: August 28, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production Noah Baumbach’s career seems to have the same ebb-and-flow as that of Woody Allen, with the high peaks being separated by sea-level valleys. He followed up […]
‘Pay the Ghost’ Proves, Once Again, That Nicolas Cage Will Not Turn Down A Role
Synopsis: A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween parade. Release Date: September 25, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Thriller Film Review Production Nicolas Cage is this generation’s Michael Caine; he seemingly never stops working. Because of this, he’s made just about every type of movie imaginable. He’s even […]