All articles by David Kempler

Russian-born Poet-Laureate Joseph Brodsky’s life is told in what-if style that has its moments, but far too few of them.

A man convinced that there is no joy in life learns otherwise in this small but touching tale.

Documentary about a final trek of sheep in Montana is as slow as watching the grass grow under their feet.

An elderly man and even more elderly ox demonstrate friendship at a level most can only dream of in this incredibly touching documentary from South Korea.

A terminally sullen live-in maid picks apart her assistants until someone appears that changes everything in this Oscar contender for Best Foreign Film.

A Romanian film that examines the tortured feelings of a cop is torture of the worst kind. The only victims are those forced to watch it.

Terry Gilliam takes us into a breathtaking world of imagination in Heath Ledger’s final screen appearance.

Michael Cera is back in an even lighter-than-usual coming-of-age teen comedy. It’s time to grow up.

Director Michael Haneke brings us the most chilling, powerful, and important film of the year. Oscar will be calling.