"Declaration of War" Is a Disease Movie Not About a Disease
Co-writer/director/co-star Valérize Donzelli’s film tells of a young couple whose newborn emerges into the world with a tumor—an ordeal that in reality happened to Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm, who co-wrote and stars as “himself.” (Their film is loosely “adapted” from the truth.)
"The Innkeepers" is Horror by Way of Sitcom Cuteness
There’s word that the joint is haunted. The ghosts’ potential authenticity sticks in the back of Claire and Luke’s minds but, largely, that’s where it stays. The majority of The Innkeepers busies itself depicting the kind of relationship that only exists between co-workers who’ve spent too much time together.
"Pina" is Wim Wenders' Memorial to German choreographer Pina Bausch
Of the four dances on display, moviegoers may recognize Café Müller, a chaotic number, involving performing amidst a sea of chairs and tables, that opened Pedro Almodóvar’s Talk to Her. No shock, given the theatrics, that Bausch’s work lends itself easily to cinema, especially when couriered to us via the magic of 3-D.
A High-Tech Heist is Made Boring in "Man on a Ledge"
After escaping from prison, Worthington acts as advertised, stepping out on the ledge of Harris’ five-star hotel, stirring up a media circus. Elizabeth Banks turns up as the boozy, cynical cop charged with talking him down, while a couple blocks away Worthington’s brother Jamie Bell and his hotcha girlfriend are working some sort of high-tech heist that will presumably make sense later on in the movie.
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