Welcome to that little spot in the week that forces you to look outside the English language for your cinematic offerings. Foreign Friday is here to inject just a little bit of culture into your film watching habits. Since this week sees the release of Guillermo del Toro’s tribute to the mega monster films of …
Friday is upon us and here at LonelyReviewer that means it’s time for a something other than the English language. Foreign Friday searches far and wide (but honestly, mostly just on Netflix) to find a little bit of international cinema to help you expand your horizons. This week we head to Denmark for a little …
“The Way, Way Back” marks Nate Faxon and Jim Rash’s directorial debut. The team is best known previously for their writing work on Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants.” This film is a coming of age story about 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) and his summer with his mom (Toni Collette) and her difficult new boyfriend, Trent (Steve …
Walt Disney Studios has been slipping with live-action features. The studio has had its share of critical duds but its films have typically been able to come through financially. Big budgets, a luxury for many films, were a matter of course for the Mouse House, but a more discerning public, due to the proliferation of …
Friday is a day we look forward to, if not only because it heralds the coming weekend then because it means a little international film; at least that’s how it is with Foreign Friday. Throw out those ugly notions of anti-artistry and subtitle negativity and embrace the cinematic offerings of the world. This week we …
Put on your reading glasses and get ready to get after some subtitles because it’s Foreign Friday. This may be the week to really test just how far you are willing to go for a film. Sometimes you just have to be willing to throw out any preconceived notions and let a film take you …
We are a celebrity obsessed society. Aggressive paparazzi and TMZ are admittedly terrible things that exist in our world today, but they continue to remain profitable for a reason. We live in a time when children aspire to be famous, not for any reason in particular, but simply to have name recognition. Our focus on …
This week’s installment of Foreign Friday is going to ask a little bit extra from you. Normally all I require is that you open your mind to the realm of international narrative features, well this week we are heading to the land of international documentary film…no, no, no, don’t go! If you have chosen to …
The film trilogy, you fickle beast you. Many franchises have attempted you, but few have mastered. It’s that third piece that often eludes the filmmaker; a final piece of the puzzle that can be ill-fitting. You are a host to a denizen of direct-to-DVD installments and threequels that threaten to demolish the reputation established by …
It’s that time of the week again. Get ready to sound smart to all your work friends with another Foreign Friday. This week we slow it down a bit and think real hard about life. Book your trip to Norway for the beautiful and brilliant Oslo, August 31st.