Movie romance is not dead. At least not if director Thomas Vinterberg’s sumptuous adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s beloved novel has anything to say about it. Only when you see something done so right, can you see how so many others have gotten it so wrong. Romantic, realistic, wistful and surprisin
A devastating piece of overlooked cinema, 2013’s “How I Live Now” stars Saoirse Ronan as a teen with a flair for punk rock fashion and a bad attitude. Daisy (Ronan) is a 15-year-old with a loud internal voice. Her father has pretty much abandoned her into the care of her aunt in England. A decis
David Lynch meets the French New Wave in this French-Belgian 2015 remake of the 1970 movie of the same name. Set in 1960’s France, director Joann Sfar unravels the tale of Dany Dormeus (Freya Movar), an eager secretary, who is whisked away by her boss (Benjamin Biolay) to type up important work pa
Hello Readers: I hope this missive finds you all doing exceptionally well. Firstly, I would like to thank Steph Wanamaker ( +StephWanamakerGingerNinja ) for re-sharing the link on her Google+ page that ultimately led to the following opportunity. I would have probably never learned about it, i
