Tag Archives: Kristen Stewart

Personal Shopper (2016)

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Ross Birks

The first GREAT movie of 2017. Totally unpredictable, genre-fluid and formally daring, Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopperwas not at all the movie I expected, but it turned out to be exactly the one I needed. On paper, this movie just shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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American Ultra (2015)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Ross Birks

Came for the dopey high-concept and the actors. Works for about two thirds then becomes a tad brain-numbing and formulaic. I’m all for splatty violence but something about it here just didn’t sit right with me. Eisenberg is fine but … Continue reading →

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Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ross Birks

My first Assayas! Clouds of Sils Maria is a curious little movie. The mix of international stars with an unmistakable art-film sensibility is fun and actually lends the film more texture as opposed to weakening it. The film plays like … Continue reading →

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