James RutherfordAug 15, 2020'Clockers': An Urgent and Dynamic Tale of Urban Warfare from Spike Lee and Richard Price"Clockers" is an urgent and compelling urban drama starring Mekhi Phifer as Ronald "Strike" Dunham, a Brooklyn-based drug dealer...
James RutherfordAug 6, 2020'The Secret in Their Eyes': An Intelligent and Absorbing Spanish-Language Mystery from Argentina"The Secret in Their Eyes" ("El Secreto de Sus Ojos") (2009) is a deeply absorbing Argentinian mystery starring Ricardo Darín as Benjamín...
James RutherfordMay 21, 2020'Dirty Pretty Things': An Electrifying British Thriller Wrought with Striking Social Commentary"Dirty Pretty Things" (2002) is an underappreciated and highly absorbing British suspense-thriller starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Owe, a...
James RutherfordMay 11, 2020'Kafka': A Beguiling Mystery-Thriller Crafted in Ode to the Bohemian Master of the Macabre“Kafka” (1991) is a beguiling and alluring mystery film that delivers a fictional depiction of famed Czech writer Franz Kafka (Jeremy...
James RutherfordMay 1, 2020'Everybody Knows': A Deeply Absorbing Kidnapping Thriller Wrought with Piercing Familial Discord “Everybody Knows” ("Todos Lo Saben") is a Spanish-language drama-thriller from 2018 that follows Laura (Penélope Cruz), a Spaniard living...
James RutherfordApr 17, 2020'Paris, Texas': Wim Wenders' Deeply Absorbing Meditation on Alienation and Restoration"Paris, Texas" (1984) is a deeply absorbing drama starring Harry Dean Stanton as Travis, a West Texan man in search of his lost wife Jane...
James RutherfordApr 6, 2020'Martha Marcy May Marlene': The Captivating Tale of a Young Cult Member’s Desperate Liberation“Martha Marcy May Marlene” (2011) is a sublime and evocative psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, a 22 year-old...
James RutherfordMar 25, 2020‘The White Ribbon’: The Haunting Tale of a German Village Wrought with Inexplicable Malevolence“The White Ribbon” (2009) is a stark and haunting black-and-white German-language drama, set in a fictitious northern German village...
James RutherfordFeb 22, 2020‘The Skin I Live In’: Pedro Almodóvar’s Provocative Treatise on Gender, Identity and Obsession “The Skin I live In” (“La Piel Que Habito”) is a provocative Spanish-language drama/thriller from 2011 that stars Antonio Banderas as...
James RutherfordFeb 14, 2020‘Eastern Promises’: A Ferocious Tale of Intrigue Amidst the London-Based Russian Mafia “Eastern Promises” (2007) is a fierce and enthralling drama-thriller starring Naomi Watts as Anna, a midwife in a London hospital who...