The Crew (aka Braqueurs) is a phenomenon – an 80-minute, pure adrenaline, perfectly crafted exercise in action filmmaking. Writer/director Julien Leclercq has assembled a dragster built for speed and stripped of anything that would weigh the story down for even one beat. This movie is mandatory viewing for all would-be genre directors. Scratch that. The Crew should be studied in film schools or shown to anyone interested in a pure economy of storytelling. Of course, not every film should be be built according to these specifications, but given that too many movies are simply too damn long, Leclercq beautifully demonstrates the art of the possible. (more…)
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The Crew (aka Braqueurs) Review
Posted: September 14, 2016 in 2016 Fantasy FilmFest, Action, ForeignTags: Crime, French movies, Heist Movie, Julien Leclercq, Philip Lozano
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After The Fall (aka Things People Do) Review
Posted: March 25, 2014 in 2014 Berlinale, Drama, ReviewsTags: Berlinale, Crime, Financial Crisis, Middle America, Movies
Note: This film premiered under the title Things People Do at the 2014 Berlinale. The title has been changed to After The Fall prior to its U.S. release in December 2014.
Nothing stays buried.
Family secrets about a dead relative can’t be kept from the kids. Uncomfortable facts about a husband’s ability to provide are discovered by the wife. Even a hastily buried stray animal won’t stay under the earth. And more than anything else, the American Dream is exposed as a sham.
The truth will out in Things People Do, a modest film that looks at one man’s struggles in Middle America in the face of the fallout from the financial crisis. (more…)
