AFI Fest Review: ‘James White’
A devastatingly well acted drama about end of life and self-destruction, featuring a breakout performance from Christopher Abbott.
AFI Fest Review: ‘Funny Bunny’
Olly Alexander makes this dark comedy a good festival pick, and perfect for those with a taste for eccentric films.
AFI FEST 2015
As each fall season brings the year’s Academy Award-vying Oscar hopeful films, so to brings AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi, which CINEMACY attended this former weekend. Held in the heart of Hollywood at (formerly Grauman’s) TCL Chinese Theatre, the film festival features an impressive range of diverse films and special events, where new American Independent films play alongside documentaries from the Netherlands and feature-length narratives from China, and beyond. The festival’s opening night film this past Thursday was the highly anticipated drama 'By The Sea', directed by Angelina Jolie who also co-stars alongside her husband, Brad Pitt. READ MORE...
Review: ‘Heart of a Dog’
Artist/ director Laurie Anderson's 'Heart of a Dog' is a melancholic, yet beautiful, tribute to the human experience.
Review: ‘Trumbo’
'Trumbo' is Classic Hollywood Done Right with Bryan Cranston as Blacklisted Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Review: ‘Why I’m Not on Facebook’
'Why I'm Not on Facebook' is a very thorough examination about the social media's effect on our generation, but it feels about 5 years too late in its release to make any impact.
Review: ‘Suffragette’
A solid performance that balances subtlety and strength, Carey Mulligan fights for women's rights in the drama, 'Suffragette'.
Review: ‘Bridge of Spies’
A masterclass in political tension, a tribute to the collaboration of Spielberg’s sense of drama and the Coen Brothers’ sense of wit.