Movie Review: ‘Happy End’

Greetings again from the darkness. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has blessed us with, what I consider, at least five excellent movies (AMOUR, THE WHITE RIBBON, CACHE, FUNNY GAMES, THE PIANO TEACHER), and though it’s been 5 years since his last, there is always a...

Movie Short Review: ‘Aamir’

Greetings again from the darkness. Snuggled in bed with the lights off is often when we feel the most safe and secure. One evening, 13 year old Aamir’s peaceful sleep is rocked by a violent home intrusion. He hears gunfire, and we next see him being shoved into a...