Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
Zootopia (2016)
In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
In the Shadow of Women (2015)
Pierre and Manon are a pair of poor documentary makers, who scrape by with odd jobs. When Pierre meets young trainee Elisabeth, he falls for her, but wants to keep Manon at the same time.
The Treasure (2015)
Costi is a family man whose cash-strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition: help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family’s country home in Romania and split the profits.
Risen (2016)
In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of an executed Jew rumored to have risen from the dead.
Son of Saul (2015)
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.
The Lady in the Van (2015)
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that’s parked in his driveway.
The Witch (2015)
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Deadpool (2016)
A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.
Tumbledown (2015)
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
Where to Invade Next (2015)
To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” them to see what they have to offer.
45 Years (2015)
A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.
The Finest Hours (2016)
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Anomalisa (2015)
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Mustang (2015)
When five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.
Carol (2015)
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
The Revenant (2015)
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin’s evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
The Hateful Eight (2015)
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.