Artsies
Firebird • Gay romance in Soviet military – Broadway – 3 stars
“Firebird follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine sexual affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on a Soviet Air Force Base at the height of 1970’s Communist rule.” via IMDB
Director: Peeter Rebane
Starring: Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya
Hatching • Body horror in Finland – Broadway – 3 1/2 stars
“A young gymnast who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.” via IMDB
Director: Hanna Bergholm
Starring: Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen
Fartsies
Memory • Liam Neeson action drama – theaters – 2 stars
“An assassin-for-hire finds that he’s become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. A remake of the 2003 Belgian film ‘The Memory of a Killer’.” via IMDB
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Monica Bellucci, Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce
