Jonathan Roche

Isabelle Huppert Collaborates with Michael Haneke in “Happy End”

There is a brutality to Michael Haneke’s films. It is often literal but it can sometimes be most scathing when…

8 years ago

Oscar Talk Swirls Around a New Movie Romance: “Call Me By Your Name”

Come away to the bucolic Italian countryside of 1983, where a young man’s world is budding with discovery and desire.…

8 years ago

“Last Flag Flying” Creates a Cinematic Veteran’s Tribute

As with many of Richard Linklater’s films, Last Flag Flying would be hard not to like. I’d even go so…

8 years ago

“Thelma” Full of Cinematic Same Sex Attraction and Intrigue

Thelma opens on a little girl and her father walking through a snowy Norwegian wilderness. When they come upon a…

8 years ago

All Roads Lead Inward in Director Haynes’ “Wonderstruck”

Director Todd Haynes (Carol), A father of American gay cinema, works his particular brand of cinematic magic again in Wonderstruck.…

8 years ago

Surveillance Video: A Gay Drama Called “Nobody’s Watching”

A well-known quote tells us to “Dance like no one is watching,” but nobody watching is a real problem for…

8 years ago

Crossdressing Latino Singer Chavela Profiled in New Biopic

You may never have heard of Chavela Vargas, but if you see this film you’re unlikely to ever forget her.…

8 years ago

Handpainted “Loving Vincent” Is a Film Feast for the Eyes

This visually unique motion picture employs the dreamlike “rotoscope” technique in which animation is traced over live motion picture footage,…

8 years ago

“Good Time”: A Beautifully-Orchestrated Bit of Chaos

Filmmaking brothers Josh and Benny Safdie follow their epically gritty film about junkies on the streets of New York (Heaven…

8 years ago

A Brooklyn Bad Boy Wants It Both Ways in “Beach Rats”

Frankie (pictured, center) is noticeably smart and obviously handsome, but he’s aimless: his main occupation seems to be kicking around…

8 years ago

There Are No Small Parts or Actors in Tom of Finland Biopic

Even ardent fans of Tom of Finland might wonder whether his life story could possibly rival the allure of his…

8 years ago

Dark Comedy Awaits at Every Turn in “Ingrid Goes West”

Aubrey Plaza plays friendless, social media obsessed Ingrid, who is left unmoored after her mother’s death and heads to California,…

8 years ago