FILM REVIEWS

A struggle for readjustment in The Good Lie

A struggle for readjustment in The Good Lie

The Good Lie is a fact-based drama directed by Philippe Falardeau, best known for ‘Monsieur Lazhar’, his 2012 film that was nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign language category.  The Good L ...
Fumi Nikaido gives a nuanced performance

Fumi Nikaido gives a nuanced performance

Joyce Glasser reviews Au Revoir L’été (April 24, 2015) The title is not so much misleading as significant in this subtle Japanese coming-of-age comedy.  The title, Goodbye to Summer, is reminiscent of ...
A rewarding, immersive cinema experience.

A rewarding, immersive cinema experience.

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision is a work of such humanity, beauty, depth and power that it can only be called a masterpiece.  This four-hour epic about a Prussian farming community caught up i ...