September 9, 2018
Vice (2018) ***
The amazing political career of Dick Cheney, told with humor and (acknowledged) liberal bias.
At Eternity's Gate (2018) ***
After "Loving Vincent", another excellent film about Vincent Van Gogh.
Minding The Gap (2018) ***
The lives and friendships of three young men growing up in Rockford, Illinois, united by their love of skateboarding.
August 8, 2018
En liberte (2018) *
Atrociously bad French comedy about a psychopath released from prison protected by a policewoman who feels guilty because her deceased husband framed him for robbery.
Première année (2018) **
Realistic film about two medecine students. The final installment in director Thomas Lilti's "medical" trilogy, after an excellent "Hippocrate" (2014) and a much weaker "Medecin de campagne" (2016).
July 7, 2018
Operation Red Sea (2018) **
A Chinese "Captain Phillips", "Blackhawk Down" and "Rambo", all rolled into one, well-directed by Hong Kong helmer Dante Lam, but extremely predictable.
Crystal Swan (2018) **
An interesting, though ultimately disappointing film from Belarus. But it's also, probably, the best Belorussian film ever made.
Of Fathers And Sons (2018) ***
Shocking Syrian documentary about an Al-Nusra leader training his sons to become jihadists.
June 6, 2018
Stockholm (2018) *
A heist movie about a hostage situation in Stockholm in 1973 that originated the psychological phenomenon known as the "Stockholm syndrome.
The Drawer Boy (2018) **
Canadian film about an actor from Toronto spending some time on a farm to do research for a role.
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