Ask most people on the street what their favorite Coen brothers movie is and, for those who even know who they are, most will probably name The Big Lebowski or Fargo, Raising Arizona or maybe …

Zac:
Ryan Gosling is fantastic in this quirky, silly, and a bit ridiculous coming of age story. Lars is lonely, damaged, quiet, shy, and avoids human contact pretty much whenever possible. He in a normal job, …

This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time and for good reason. If you haven’t seen this, or have no idea about it then you are in for a treat! “A …

Writer-director Tony Kaye (American History X) returns with another social-commentary film, but this time its in the form of a documentary of perhaps the most controversial issue in America today. Lake of Fire (2006) is …

Mike Hodges wrote and directed Pulp (1972) one year after making the original Get Carter (1971). Michael Caine stars as Mickey King, a pulp novelist … or as he once refers to as a writer of …

Are you a “Steve” or are you a “Stu” … This is the question that The Tao of Steve (2000) is developed around. At first glance, this film is a guy’s movie, something you may …

What would you do if you were having a mid-life crisis? If you’re John Pierson you’d round up your family and set off for Fiji for one year to screen free movies for the natives. …

For those of you out there who are fans of Clive Owen, I introduce you to the film that introduced me to the actor. Croupier (1998) takes the television actor and turns him into a …

Alright class, here’s today’s equation … What do you get when you add George Romero to Sam Raimi then multiply by Tim Burton? The answer is Michele Soavi. [Yes, its Mr. Soavi, if anyone was …

Brick was originally written in 1996 after Rian Johnson graduated film school at USC, and began production 6 years later in 2003. With only a budget of 435,000 they shot the film in San Clemente, …

Nochnoy dozor, also known as Night Watch (2004) in the English-speaking world, was directed by Timur Bekmambetov. [Timur Bekmambetov last directed the forth coming action film Wanted.] When I first heard of Night Watch, I …

Primer (2004) was written and directed by Shane Carruth and was his feature film debut. Carruth also stars as one of four friends who are attempting to create their own tech-fortune, deigning error checking devices …

Touch the Sound (2004), directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, is probably one of my favorite documentaries, although few have likely heard of it. As is the case with most documentaries, it received very little theatrical play. …

Severance (2006) was directed by Christopher Smith (Creep) and tells the story of a group of Palisade Defense employees being led out into the Hungarian woods for a team-building retreat. The corporate bus almost arrives, …