“Revanche,” a darkly compelling film from Austria, can be viewed as either a thriller with psychological overtones or a psychological drama with thriller elements. Either way, its carefully plotted, ...

In the heat of summer, when most movies seem designed to temper the boredom of adolescent males, it's oddly gratifying to watch the grim sorrows of "Revanche," an Austrian release which was nominated ...

REVANCHE, which is German for revenge, is a hard sell. An Austrian production, the film is in both German and Russian with tiny little white subtitles. The primary reason I start off by mentioning the ...

“Couples Retreat” was made because of its sunny, sandy location, scenic Bora Bora. Judging from the light, cast members slept late and took it pretty easy, even in the “We rise at dawn” scenes. Pals ...

“Nothing happened,” says Robert (Andreas Lust), a small-town policeman who has just witnessed the tail end of a rare bank robbery. Over pasta and wine, his curiosity-driven wife, Susanne (Ursula ...

It's not often you come across a revenge thriller driven by God, goodness and mercy — let alone one that's partially set in a Viennese house of prostitution. Johannes Krisch, a bulky theater actor ...

August is generally not the time of year to think about the Academy Awards. Few — if any — films considered for Best Picture see the light of day in summer, prime season for high-action and ...