Tender world première closes Dances With Films, 28 Jun 2026 Tender begins with a shot of an incinerator blazing, and with Billie Royce (Jess Weixler) declaring in voice-over, “Failure is something I generally avoid”, while describing the refusal of herself and her husband Mick (Jesse Garcia) to recognise the “bad spot” that they are in…
Thank You For Smoking first published by EyeforFilm, 16 June 2006 Even though he is accustomed to being despised for his role as professional apologist for the tobacco industry, Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is having a particularly tough week. As he helps his 12-year-old son Joey (Cameron Bright) prepare for a school presentation on why…
At a Minnesota motel in 1983, a creepy man fetishistically whets his set of butcher’s knives, gets into his car outside and offers a stranded young woman a ride. Carrie (Amber Goldfarb) gets in, he locks her door with a menacing smile – and she then turns and stabs him multiple times with a butterfly…
Cheap Thrills first published by Film4 Synopsis: E.L. Katz’s directorial debut is a long dark (and darkly comic) night of the soul, in which morality is repeatedly outpunched by economic imperatives. Review: “You will never forget this night, or who you were with,” says Colin (David Koechner) to his guest Craig (Pat Healy). Writer manqué and…
Cheap Thrills review first published by Grolsch FilmWorks “You know, Craig, I once broke a guy’s arm for $80 – while his daughter watched,” says ex-con debt collector Vince (Ethan Embry). “You think you’re capable of doing something like that?” Craig (Pat Healy) is an educated family man down on his luck. An aspiring author whose work…