Tag: romanian cinema

“The Treasure” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

By Daniel Barnes on January 20, 2016

The Treasure (2015; Corneliu Porumboui) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes Another deadpan, three-headed Romanian history lesson from the director of 12:08 East of Bucharest, this time in the form of a treasure hunt. Struggling family man Costi (Toma Cuzin, who also figures prominently into the superior Aferim!, this […]

Mill Valley Film Festival 38, Weekend 2

By Daniel Barnes on October 19, 2015

By Daniel Barnes The 38th annual Mill Valley Film Festival wrapped up last night with a gala screening of Suffragette, starring an on-the-scene Carey Mulligan, as well as Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. Suffragette is a legit awards season “contender,” so I’ll have ample opportunity to see […]