September 9, 2015

Sicario (2015) ***

"Traffic" meets "No Country For Old Men" meets "Heli" meets "Zero Dark Thirty" meets "Breaking Bad" in this drug dealers-meet-SWAT team-meet-CIA drama set on the Mexican border.

Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (2015) ***

Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Room (2015) ***

Suspenseful tale of courage and survival.

The Jinx (2015) ***

Documentary mini-series about Robert Durst.

Cartel Land (2015) ***

Shocking documentary about vigilante groups taking up the arms to fight drug cartels in Mexico and in Arizona.

What Happened Miss Simone (2015) ***

The tragic life of Nina Simone.

Amy (2015) ***

Terrific documentary about Amy Winehouse, in and out of rehab.

The Look Of Silence (2015) ***

A sequel to "The Act Of Killing".

L'Hermine (2015) ***

Excellent French drama set during a murder trial.

La Guerre des tuques 3D (2015) ***

Animated film about a big snowfight.

Corbo (2015) ***

Excellent drama about a terrorist group in Quebec in the 1960's.

Les Cowboys (2015) ***

A French remake of "The Searchers" (1956), but set in the time of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism.

Mustang (2015) ***

A Turkish film (set in Turkey, in Turkish, written and directed by a Turk) that somehow was submitted by France as a French candidate for a Foreign Film Oscar.

The Boy And The World (2015) ***

Visually stunning animated feature from Brazil.

Irrational Man (2015) ***

Daring reworking of a theme Woody Allen has already tackled in "Crimes And Misdeameanors" (1989) and "Match Point" (2005), with not-so-subtle hints to his own scandal. In effect, the film depicts what Woody Allen would have liked to do to the judge who deprived him of his parental rights.

Asphalte (2015) ***

Subtle comedy set in poor appartment building.

When Marnie Was There (2015) ***

Very slow moving in the first half, but stick with it, because it becomes very interesting (and very moving) in the second half.

Jurassic World (2015) ***

The fourth film in the franchise, with raptors and a T-Rex as good guys.