If there was one through line in the IFC’s first (and hopefully not last) annual Iranian Film Festival New York, it would be the idea of artistic stasis—of artists either incapable or not allowed to create. Many of the films…
CIFF ’12 Reviews: ‘Gimme the Loot,’ ‘Simon Killer’ + ‘Meeting Leila’
Continuing with more reviews from films playing at the 48th Chicago Film Festival… The two movies reviewed below are quite different, but they are definitely two stand-out picks at this year’s festival. Gimme the Loot Gimme the Loot is the…