The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

In Bruges Posted: PARK CITY -- Just when you think you've seen every possible variation on the hit-man genre, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh in his feature debut has fashioned an audacious combination of Old World grace and modern ultraviolence.

Return of the Storks Posted: PALM SPRINGS -- A twentysomething flight attendant, fired and facing a noncommittal boyfriend, packs up her loose ends and visits her grandmother's rural idyll in the lovely-to-look-at but overly schematic "Return of the Storks."

Takva -- A Man's Fear of God Posted: PALM SPRINGS -- Thoughtful, provocative and powerfully acted, this centers on a simple, devout man whose life becomes a torment when he can't reconcile his beliefs with the real world.

The Western Trunk Line Posted: TOKYO -- Li Jixian's "The Western Trunk Line" ("Xi Gan Dao") depicts the bittersweet lives and loves of an ordinary, reserved family in 1970s China. As such it joins a crop of recent Chinese films set in post-Cultural Revolution era that have shifted from decrying mass human suffering to telling personal stories with intimate, yet unsentimental hindsight.

The Wave Posted: PARK CITY -- Based on a real event from a California high school in 1967 and transposed to Germany today, "The Wave" is a cautionary tale about the roots of fascism. Seductive and horrifying at the same time, it suggests that anything is possible in today's unstable environment.

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