Farewell (L’affaire Farewell)

It’s surprising there aren’t many films concerning the actual events that lead up to the fall of the USSR and communism. Especially considering how dramatic they are. It’s these exact events that are the focus of Christian Carion’s thriller Farewell (L’affaire Farewell). And his principle characters are two of the biggest names in European acting today, Serbian director Emir Kusturica, and French director Guillaume... Read More

Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)

If you look up this film, you’re bound to read its tag line: Eight years ago, Alex’s wife was murdered. Today… she e-mailed him. You may also come across words like ‘thriller’ combined with words like ‘intense.’ If I had that information before going into the theater, I would have written off Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) as some action flick with poor acting and worse scriptwriting.  It is anything,... Read More