All posts tagged "Italy"
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THE SHADOW OF THE DAY – St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Review
THE SHADOW OF THE DAY is a hauntingly beautiful tale of love and sacrifice in wartime, a story...
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LA CHIMERA – Review
In Alice Rohrwacher’s Felliniesque tragicomic adventure tale LA CHIMERA, an English archaeologist-turned-tomb raider named Arthur (Josh O’Connor) leads...
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IO CAPITANO – Review
The countdown is in its final days. No, we’re not talking about the arrival of Spring, but rather...
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FERRARI – Review
And what’s that zooming toward the multiplex? Why, it’s yet another true-life sports film, and it’s comin’ in...
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“The Bride” (“La Sposa”) – TV Series Review
Italian TV gives us “The Bride” (“La Sposa”), a dramatic miniseries about a woman enduring many types of...
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MAN FROM ROME – Review
If you’re craving a DA VINCI CODE sort of movie but don’t want to concentrate quite that hard,...
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BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER – Review
So this Summer movie season is fully upon us as we get yet another example of a staple...
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MAFIA MAMMA – Review
Hmmm, now this is a strange bit of film release synergy. Now the big studio-wide release this weekend...
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GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO – Review
Aside from the serious somber Oscar contenders, and a few action blockbusters, the end-of-the-year holidays see the release...
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ROSALINE – Review
Hey, it’s getting pretty close to movie award season, so what better time to, as they sing in...
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LUCA- Review
So, travel venues are finally opening up just in time to escape those sweltering Summer temps. Someplace with...
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THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS – Review
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS opens with a camera slowly zooming in on a wooded hill side, with trees twinged...
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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review
Who’s ready for a bit, no lots, of culture? No, well let’s sweeten the deal. Yes, you’ll be...
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PIRANHAS – Review
This week’s new release (well, new to most of us, since it played several film festivals, including St....
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THE TRAITOR (2019) – Review
So, you finally got around to watching (probably streaming) THE IRISHMAN (Bobby, Al, and Joe seemed to be...
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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME – Review
Director Luca Guadagnino explores coming-of-age and gay attraction in earlier, less-open times in Italy, in CALL ME BY...
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SLIFF 2015 Review: THE DINNER
THE DINNER poses an interesting question, several actually. And I’m not talking about whether to go with red...
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BLACK SOULS – The Review
Like many genre films, the category of mafia films is often branded with certain expectations. Granted, not all...
