As mystifying as his 2004 sci-fier, "Primer," albeit for entirely different reasons, Shane Carruth's "Upstream Color" is a stimulating and hypnotic piece of experimental filmmaking. “Primer” fans and ...
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival a few months ago, Primer writer-director Shane Carruth delivered another divisive work of science-fiction with the mesmerizing Upstream Color. Having recently ...
Filmmaker Shane Carruth’s micro-budget breakthrough “Primer” was a dense, realistic time travel drama of the sort nobody had seen before. Judging by his long-awaited second feature, “Upstream Color,” ...
Two weeks ago, Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color pulled off an interesting trick. After about a month in theaters, it went online, streaming from the movie’s website and plugging into the larger markets ...
Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...
We aren't going to pretend we can pin down the meaning of every last thing that happens in writer-director-star Shane Carruth's breathtaking new movie, Upstream Color. Anybody who claims otherwise is ...
Director: Shane Carruth Stars: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins, Kathy Carruth, Meredith Burke Running time: 96 minutes Score: 9/10 In 2004, hardcore and, more importantly, ...
You may not want to know anything about Shane Carruth‘s “Upstream Color,” which opens in several theaters this week, because much of its appeal is derived from being thoroughly consumed by its ...
Ambiguity makes these movies frustrating but ultimately infinitely rewatchable. True filmmaking ingenuity on display. Ah, what could have been. Independent Spirit Awards Nominations 2014. 12 Years a ...
In an interview for the 2000 documentary The American Nightmare, director Tobe Hooper talked about how he used images and music to create the palpable sense of fear in his most famous film, The Texas ...
Forgiving critics and moviegoers often call films without articulate points or well-defined characters “poems.” This usually affixes to work by Terrence Malick and will surely be a tag for the ...