"Blood Rain," written by Kim Seong-jae and Lee Won-jae ("City of Violence"), is a well-structured, almost old-fashioned murder mystery transposed to the early modern Korea, a la "Name of the Rose."... (Kyu Hyun Kim)
The film always feels authentic, moving seamlessly from a story of estrangement to one of spiritual redemption and ending in a fevered dream. It is a remarkable achievement that deserves to be widely ... (Howard Schumann)
Shot in the villages and countryside of Nepal, "Unmistaken Child" is a film of unexcelled beauty, both physical and spiritual that left me with a glow that lasted for many days.... (Howard Schumann)
"Police, Adjective" provides a welcome dose of conscience to a genre that has been buried in technology and filled with violence, car chases, and ugliness, a genre that has dealt only with methods rat... (Howard Schumann)
"Where the Wild Things" works hard to have the viewer identify with Max and his fear of being invisible but misses the experience of growth or even the idea that something positive has been won, other... (Howard Schumann)
Its achievement, says Schumann, lies in its ability to create memorable characters and fully involve us in their lives without relying on extended conflict, outward displays of emotion, or even a cohe... (Howard Schumann)
A mixture of gritty reality, flights of fancy, identity exploration, and psychological character study, "A Prophet" is one of the best films of 2009.... (Howard Schumann)
The film, which took nine years from planning stages until completion, has important comments about alienation in the modern world, but at two hours the simple premise is stretched too thin.... (Howard Schumann)
Michael Dougherty's "Trick 'r Treat" is the antidote to all the horror nonsense that rains down this time of year, preying on the macabre appetites of permissive genre fans.... (Brian Orndorf)
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