James RutherfordMay 16, 2019'Metro Manila': A Dynamic, Nail-Biting Drama-Thriller from The Philippines“Metro Manila” (2013) is a British film set in The Philippines that opens with Filipino rice farmer Oscar Ramirez (Jake Macapagal)...
James RutherfordMay 16, 2019'Monsieur Lazhar': A Beautiful, Heartrending Depiction of Loss and Reconciliation"Monsieur Lazhar" (2011) is a somber, absorbing French-language drama from Québec, Canada about an Algerian immigrant living in Montreal,...
James RutherfordMar 8, 2019'Land of Mine': A Gripping and Haunting Post-World War II Drama from Denmark “Land of Mine” (“Under Sandet”) is a Danish-German historical drama from 2015, set in 1945, following the end of World War II and the...
James RutherfordMar 1, 2019'Arrhythmia': A Profoundly Touching Depiction of Love and Heartache in Modern-Day Russia“Arrhythmia” ("Aritmiya") is a strikingly involving Russian drama from 2017 that focuses on the relationship between Oleg (Aleksandr...
James RutherfordFeb 22, 2019'Lore': A Gripping Story of Survival Amidst the Aftermath of World War IIBased on the novel “The Dark Room’ by Rachel Seiffer, “Lore” (2012) is a German-British-Australian drama set at the end of World War II,...
James RutherfordJan 31, 2019'Güeros': A Dreamy and Poetic Depiction of Inspired Youthful Idealism“Güeros" (2014) is a light-hearted Spanish-language drama that follows rambunctious Mexican youth, Tomás (Sebastián Aguirre), who is sent...
James RutherfordDec 31, 2018'Ida': A Luminous and Transcendent Polish Tale of Self-Discovery and Revelation“Ida” (2013) is a stark black & white drama set in 1962 Poland that follows a young nun-to-be, Anna, and her bawdy Aunt Wanda as they...
James RutherfordDec 23, 2018'Miss Bala': An Explosive and Absorbing Mexican Crime Drama"Miss Bala” (2011) is an intense Mexican drama-thriller starring Stephanie Sigman as Laura Guerrero, a 23-year old resident of...
James RutherfordDec 18, 2018'Force Majeure': A Sublimely Piercing Dark Comedy from Sweden"Force Majeure" aka "Turist" (2014) is a pointedly dark comedy from Sweden that follows a seemingly well-adjusted family vacationing in...
James RutherfordNov 24, 2018'A Hijacking': An Utterly Riveting Danish Hijacking Drama"A Hijacking" is a riveting Danish drama about a Scandinavian cargo ship, The Rozen, that is hijacked in The Gulf of Aden by Somal