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Mitahat La'af (1982)
Mediocre
Nothing terribly original, clever or amusing. Acting & direction isn't bad but the script is a mediocrity. KING FOR A DAY, METALLIC BLUES and THE BAND'S VISIT are much better Israeli comedies.
Philophobia (2019)
Outstanding
Outstanding piece of work. First-rate storytelling, and fine nuanced performances from the leads; the guys and gas are all very credible. Contemporary coming of age stories don't get much better.
Satansbraten (1976)
Drek
Fassbinder can be funny (FOX AND HIS FRIENDS) but this is about as funny as a heart attack. Right up there with MOTHER KUSTERS GOES TO HEAVEN as his worst, and I've seen about 20 of his films.
Transatlantic Coffee (2012)
sexy, offbeat love story
Erik Peter Carlson's "Transatlantic Coffee" is anything but your typical boy-meets-girl story. Alex (Kevin Pinassi), the guy in this tragicomic love story set in post-9/11 New York, is a middle-aged Brooklynite who's seemingly got some major problems. Life improves big time when he hooks up with Mandie (the delectable Rachel Marie Lewis), a teen-aged stripper from London. The results are thought-provoking and anything but predictable. This highly polished effort reveals a filmmaker and a young actress of some promise, and it's no surprise to me the film is being well-received on the festival circuit. Unlike so many films out there, it's fresh and original, and doesn't play like a rehash of something you've seen before.