Exclusive reviews of upcoming and unreleased U.S. and Foreign films. The films presented here have been chosen for their value in being seen and discussed. Please note these are complete reviews and not gossip about films in production.
Radio Corazon Radio Corazon is based on three stories that were heard on a popular Chilean radio show.
The Railroad All-Stars Railroad All-Stars tells the story of a group of Guatemalan prostitutes who form a soccer team to bring attention to the abuses they suffer at the hands of police and clients in Guatemala City slum.
Sansa
In Sansa, artist/writer/director Siegfried follows a street hustler/artist (Roschdy Zen) who makes his way from Paris to Russia using his street smarts.
Screaming Masterpiece
From dirges to punk anthems Screaming Masterpiece goes back in time to explain the origins of the current Icelandic music scene.
Sex, Love & Betrayal Sex, Love & Betrayal, a romantic comedy from Brazil, is a variation on a recent Mexican hit, transposed in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Sex With Love
Opening with an amusing parents-teacher sexual education meeting at a school in Santiago, Sex With Love then follows its protagonists to the heart of their homes, as they deal with their own sexuality.
The Silly Age
A bittersweet coming-of-age tale set in Havana in 1958 on the eve of the Cuban Revolution.
Snakeskin
A homage to the American road movie set in New Zealand, Gillian Ashurst's debut Snakeskin is a colorful and fun ride that sometimes bites its own tale.
Soñar No Cuesta Nada
Based on a true story, Soñar No Cuesta Nada follows a group of anti-guerrilla soldiers, whose lives are turned upside down after finding $45 million hidden in the jungle.
Southbounders
An indie feature shot on DV on a shoestring budget, Southbounders follows Olivia a young woman who decides to take a break to venture on the Appalachian Trail.
Southland Tales
The apocalypse according to Richard Kelly resembles a sophisticated Z series, that's excessive and confused, where the disincarnated figures of a decadent world become agitated.
Sweat
Bathed by a scorching sun, Sweat, a truck road movie, plunges us into the dryness of the Moroccan desert following the transport of a stolen load of gold.
Taxidermia
There are films which from the start announce themselves like UFOS making no secret of their ambition to divide the audience.
Ten minutes older: The Trumpet
Film sketches, a genre that had fallen into abeyance, is not dead! As proof, these short films from some of cinema's greatest names. Each director delivers his own interpretation of time, as many free figures on an imposed subject.
Ten on Ten
Ten masterly lessons of cinema by Abbas Kiarostami, whose metaphysical work is characterized by his unique poetry and his sense of purity.
This Is Not A Love Song
Rarely has a title been so appropriate. The British film This Is Not A Love Song proves to be such an excruciating experience.
Through the Night
If pushed by curiosity you decided to venture into these Japanese slums hoping to document the life of Korean immigrants as victims of their political and social environment, you might not make it through the night as it is hardly impossible to survive Kim Su Jin's excruciating directing effort.
Till The Last Drop ... My Love!
Highly talented director Beto Gomez has crafted a visual and musical valentine featuring five diverse female Mexican singers.
Transylvania
With a title like Transylvania and the presence of dark princess Asia Argento, you could have expected gothic vampires and a lot of blood getting sucked, but Gypsy Director Tony Gatlif prefers to take us on a harsh road trip.
Tropical Malady
Noticed with the intriguing Blissfully Yours, the Thai director confronts the human soul with its dark side and delivers a troubling tale haunted by ghosts.
Try To Remember
Loss of memory is a very popular theme in today's cinema and its consequences have varied, from pure escapism to twisted machinations and sexual (re)discovery. Rather than capitalizing on the results of amnesia, Try To Remember examines the degenerative process of loss.
The Tulse Luper Suitcases
With The Tulse Luper suitcases, the "epic" of a man whose adventures embrace almost an entire century, Peter Greenaway sins by excess of ambition.
Two Friends
The adaptation of a play, Two Friends evolves around the unlikely friendship between two roommates, Nunzio, a simpleton affected by a chronic cough and Pino, a hitman working for the Sicilian mob.
Unknown Pleasures
Jia Zhianghe, whose films Xiao Wu and Platform garnered considerable attention, returns with a contemplative work about the idleness of Chinese youth in a country in transition.
The Valet The Valet is another entry in a saga based on a recurrent character François Pignon, an average Joe that French screenwriter/director Francis Veber likes to throw into the most awkward situations, as in The Dinner Game and The Closet.
Vibrator
Japanese cinema has offered its share of provocative fare these last few years, mostly from cult iconoclast director Takeshi Miike and Vibrator looked like an entry into the post-Miike era, ready to explore the road-movie genre with a strong dose of provocation.
The Wandering Shadows
A poetic and cruel fable testing the limits of friendship, Ciro Guerra's La Sombra del Caminante is the poignant debut from a filmmaker whose cinema is in the tradition of the early works of American Indie master Jim Jarmusch with a subtle dose of socio-political commentary in the background.
Waterboys Waterboys is a feel-good film from Japan that made me feel foolish for watching. Yet, as awkwardly trite and light as it was, it still possessed such a spirit of well-meaning that I gave the film its due and did not walk out.
Welcome to Switzerland
For her first film, Lea Fazer chose self-mockery by drawing up an exhaustive list of all the stereotypes and clichés in force concerning her Swiss compatriots. Too ridiculous to be honest.
The wind that shakes the Barley
Director Ken Loach would like to cause a storm, but he's caught in the wind with a film which revisits themes from Hidden Agenda.
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