The Stanford Prison Experiment (IFC Films, R)
It was a prison run by psychologists instead of the state.
July 2015
The Stanford Prison Experiment’s Kyle Alvarez | Experimenting on Young Actors
“I was always grateful for the opportunity to make this film, because I was never deliberately trying to be ‘the comedy guy’,” says Alvarez.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Paramount Pictures, PG-13)
Rogue Nation is easily the best Mission: Impossible film yet.
Celluloid Atrocities August 2015: In Memory of Joe Williams
It’s going to be very strange to see movies without Joe around.
Ninth Report | Fantasia 2015
A generosity of spirit and novelty of the setting help overcome Ojuju’s technical limitations and suggest that C.J. Obasi is a director to watch in the future.
Eighth Report | Fantasia 2015
The lack of facial expression on the puppets in The Arti: The Adventure Begins creates a surreal viewer experience and removes the “something extra” that any live actor brings to a role.
Seventh Report | Fantasia 2015
For all the stunning visuals, there’s also plenty of humor in The Royal Tailor, and it never drags despite a running time of just over two hours.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXIII (Shout! Factory, NR)
I’ve come to treasure these box sets not just for the movies and commentary, but also for the short documentaries included which fill in background on the films.
Moon Over Buffalo | Insight Theatre Company
This comedy did manage to make me giggle a few times, but there was much more to love about the show than the humor.
Sixth Report | Fantasia 2015
Børning just turned out to be a disappointment, content to settle for ordinary when I was hoping for more.