Flies on the Wall (Fluerne på væggen, 2005)
Director: Åke Sandgren 2007 European Union Film Festival By Marilyn Ferdinand My Larsen (Trine Dyrholm) is a fictional documentary filmmaker who joins another fictional amateur filmmaker, Arne Thorsen...
View ArticleHidden (Caché, 2004)
Director: Michael Haneke By Roderick Heath When The London Times newspaper named Michael Haneke’s Hidden the greatest film of the decade, I knew I’d have to finally watch it, but also doubted I’d agree...
View ArticleCIFF 2012: The Exam (A Viszga, 2011)
Director: Péter Bergendy 2012 Chicago International Film Festival By Marilyn Ferdinand Do the words “homeland security” make you feel protected? Do they make your skin crawl? Do you look around you in...
View ArticlePassion (2012)
Director/Coscreenwriter: Brian De Palma By Roderick Heath Crime d’Amour (2010), starring Ludivine Sagnier and Kristin Scott-Thomas, was the last film of reputable French director Alain Corneau....
View ArticleCitizenfour (2014)
Director: Laura Poitras By Marilyn Ferdinand Every weekday, I hop on a Chicago Transit Authority train for my hour-long commute to and from work. My fellow commuters pass the time in a variety of...
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