Carmen Wong

Fun Mom Dinner – Q&A with Director Alethea Jones

Carmen WongAugust 7, 2017

Fun Mom Dinner is a film written by Julie Rudd and directed by Alethea Jones. It stars Kate Aselton, Toni Collette, Molly Shannon and Bridget Everett as the ce... READ MORE

3.5

The Road to Mother [2016]

Carmen WongJuly 17, 2017

The Road to Mother (Doroga k materi) is a historical drama set and filmed in Kazakhstan. Taking place in the 20th century, this is as much a story about t... READ MORE

After the Storm – Q&A with Director Hirokazu Koreeda

Carmen WongMarch 26, 2017

Movies. There are many ways to think about them. There’s high-brow and low-brow. There’s American cinema, African cinema, Asian cinema and European cinema. There’s Hollywood movies and Bollywood movies. There are genre conventions and three-act struc... READ MORE

3.5

After the Storm [2016]

Carmen WongDecember 5, 2016

After the Storm is Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda’s most recent project. Working with previous collaborators, Koreeda tells the tale of a middle-aged man Ryo... READ MORE

4.0

Paterson [2016]

Carmen WongNovember 30, 2016

Paterson is one of the two Jim Jarmusch films released this year—the other being a music documentary about The Stooges titled Gimme Danger . Whereas viewers mi... READ MORE

Christine – Interview with Director Antonio Campos

Carmen WongOctober 25, 2016

Antonio Campos is a New York-based writer, director, and producer. His latest project, entitled Christine , is based on the life of Christine Chubbuck, an American newscaster likely unknown to most viewers. Yet, for those who know the story, it is on... READ MORE

4.0

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World [2016]

Carmen WongOctober 4, 2016

2.5

It’s Only the End of the World [2016]

Carmen WongOctober 1, 2016

It’s Only the End of the World is Montreal Canadian Xavier Dolan’s newest project adapted from Jean-Luc Lagarce’s stage play of the same name. The film follows... READ MORE

4.0

Captain Fantastic [2016]

Carmen WongSeptember 10, 2016

Captain Fantastic is the sophomore feature film written and directed by Matt Ross who is probably, of late, more recognizably the face of Gavin Belson, the egomaniacal CEO of the fictitious tech goliath Hooli from HBO’s Silicon Valley. Ross’s film s... READ MORE

5.0

Hunt for the Wilderpeople [2016]

Carmen WongAugust 22, 2016

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the latest film from writer/director Taika Waititi who is probably better known for his low-budget hit What We Do in the Shadows .... READ MORE

3.0

Joshy [2016]

Carmen WongAugust 16, 2016

Joshy – Q&A with Director Jeff Baena

Carmen WongAugust 13, 2016

Joshy is writer/director Jeff Baena’s sophomore comedy-drama feature following his horror-comedy debut Life After Beth . After an abrupt change to his life, Josh (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends gather at a vacation home in Ojai, CA when they fi... READ MORE

4.0

The Neon Demon [2016]

Carmen WongJuly 4, 2016

The Neon Demon is the latest project from director Nicolas Winding Refn whose past work includes films such as the Pusher trilogy, Bronson , Valhalla Rising , ... READ MORE

Adam Savage’s Overlook Hotel Replica from The Shining

Carmen WongJune 27, 2016

Virginia Woolf opines, in Orlando, that “… all extremes of feeling are allied with madness,” and there is nothing that better epitomizes this than obsession—f... READ MORE

4.0

Finding Dory [2016]

Carmen WongJune 22, 2016

Finding Dory is the latest Pixar project and long-time-coming sequel to the iconic 2003 animated feature Finding Nemo. In 2003, when Marlin (Albert Brooks), quite literally, lost his son Nemo, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) ends up joining Marlin in his cro... READ MORE

4.0

Embrace of the Serpent [2015]

Carmen WongJune 18, 2016

Embrace of the Serpent is director Ciro Guerra’s third and latest film. This is the story of an Amazonian shaman named Karamakate. He is the last of his tribe.... READ MORE

3.5

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising [2016]

Carmen WongJune 12, 2016

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is the follow up to 2014’s highly successful (read: immensely profitable) comedy starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne and directed b... READ MORE

One Sheet, Two Folds – Godzilla Edition: A Look at Poster Art and the Movies They Represent

Carmen WongJune 6, 2016

A One Sheet is the industry term for the poster artwork and the film poster itself. Prior to 1985, these One Sheets were folded and mailed to exhibitors, which is why an older movie poster—like the one below—will have visible folds in them. To comme... READ MORE

3.5

Hello, My Name Is Doris [2015]

Carmen WongJune 2, 2016

2.0

The Boss [2016]

Carmen WongApril 15, 2016

The Boss is the latest film starring Melissa McCarthy. The film was written and directed by her spouse, Ben Falcone, who often appears in cameos alongside McCa... READ MORE

The Cine-Files

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Director Interviews

The Limehouse Golem – Q&A with Director Juan Carlos Medina

Union Furnace – Q&A with Director Nicholas Bushman

Fun Mom Dinner – Q&A with Director Alethea Jones

Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews

It [2017]

You Get Me [2017]

The Limehouse Golem [2016]

Carmen Wong

Fun Mom Dinner – Q&A with Director Alethea Jones

The Road to Mother [2016]

After the Storm – Q&A with Director Hirokazu Koreeda

After the Storm [2016]

Paterson [2016]

Christine – Interview with Director Antonio Campos

Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World [2016]

It’s Only the End of the World [2016]

Captain Fantastic [2016]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople [2016]

Joshy [2016]

Joshy – Q&A with Director Jeff Baena

The Neon Demon [2016]

Adam Savage’s Overlook Hotel Replica from The Shining

Finding Dory [2016]

Embrace of the Serpent [2015]

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising [2016]

One Sheet, Two Folds – Godzilla Edition: A Look at Poster Art and the Movies They Represent

Hello, My Name Is Doris [2015]

The Boss [2016]

Carmen Wong

It [2017]

You Get Me [2017]

The Limehouse Golem [2016]

The Limehouse Golem – Q&A with Director Juan Carlos Medina

The Handmaid’s Tale [1990]