Kevin Asch’s feature directing debut, Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenbeg), a young Hasid from an orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, until [...]

Available on DVD, this sharply argued documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired” isn’t about the innocence or guilt of its title subject, who after pleading guilty in 1977 to having “unlawful sexual intercourse” with a minor flew from Los Angeles to London, never again to return to America. Neither is it about Mr. Polanski’s likability, [...]

It is interesting that Polanski was forced to edit his new political thriller “The Ghost Writer” while under house arrest in supposedly “neutral” Switzerland; especially when his new film revolves around unsettling political controversies and secrets. ‘Why did Tony Blair do exactly what White House and Dick Cheney wanted on numerous occasions’ is the main [...]

A moving tale of love, passion and loss, Bright Star is the story of 19th century British poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. The film is a poignant homage to love that comes unbidden and becomes an overwhelming force that sweeps the lovers. Keats produces some his most ornate verses during his courtship and Fanny, [...]

Ridley Scott’s Robinhood is not interested in the legend but in how the legend was created. Like a superhero origin story, they start from the beginning. The story introduces us to Robin Longstride in 1199 fighting alongside Richard the Lionheart in France. The King is on the last leg of the Crusades, “bankrupt and plundering [...]

The Runaways is based on lead-singer Cherie Currie’s book ‘Neon Angel’ – a reflection of her experiences as a rock star, but also delivering a strong anti-drug warning to teens and others. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” serves as a metaphor for the narrative– a slow countdown, a surreal but spectacular rise to fame, then alienation [...]

My friend Kristin recommended this movie so I was fortunate to sneak away last night and wow… Was I in for a surprise! Sometimes I go to a movie completely oblivious of what it is about…Thats what happened with The Book Of Eli. That’s how I recommend you see this movie starring Denzel Washington. The [...]