Alexandre Trudeau's Hair of the Bear has themes worth paying attention to, but is undone by iffy plot points and poor pacing.
Director J. A. Bayona and subject Roberto Canessa spoke to That Shelf about their involvement in Society of the Snow, now playing in select theaters.
That Shelf spoke exclusively to Arctic director Joe Penna about his remarkable film, the transition from being an Internet video maker to celebrated Cannes auteur, and how his greatest effect may well be the lead actor he managed to score.
Mads Mikkelsen enters the “man vs. wilderness” genre with a near-wordless performance in Arctic, the debut feature from Brazilian YouTube phenom Joe Penna.