LA COCINA uses a restaurant to explore class dynamics
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
The film amplifies the chaotic rhythm of kitchen service while diving into the personal stories of the people who keep the back of the house afloat.
WOMEN TALKING lets its characters speak for themselves
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Women Talking is a quiet, dialogue heavy film that manages to captivate due to the stellar performances from an exquisite ensemble cast.
A Ghost Story
by Ryan Smillie
My parents have a ghost in their house. Sue, the ghost, is more Casper than Beetlejuice - books fall down and picture frames get rearranged, but no one has ever been possessed at a dinner party (at least, not yet). Years after my parents started to notice these occurrences, a psychic clued them in to the whole story. Sue was a girl who lived nearby and died as a teenager. She still wanted to be part of a family, somehow settled on ours and has been in my parents’ house ever since.
Read MoreDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Hardship and Humor: A Look at the Life of Cartoonist John Callahan
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black
Running time 1 hour 53 minutes
MPAA rating: R for language throughout, sexual content, some nudity and alcohol abuse
by Stacey Osbeck
Usually a writer-director feels an obligation to his audience, to deliver on the feel good. With Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot it appears Gus Van Sant felt no responsibility to anyone except the late cartoonist, John Callahan, to tell his story genuinely, which lends itself to a very different moviegoing experience.