Directed by Deidre Schoo and Michael Beach Nichols
Produced by Schoo, Nichols, and Christopher K. Walker
Released by Baxter Brothers Film Releasing
USA. 86 min. Not rated
In Brooklyn, there’s a dance style known as flexing. Its practitioners claim there are “no rules and no boundaries.” They use everything they can think of—costumes, stunts, masks, and magic tricks—to top […]
Directed by E. L. Katz
Written by David Chirchirillo and Trent Haaga
Released by Drafthouse Films
USA. 88 min. Not rated
With Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Sara Paxton
It’s possible there is someone somewhere who is unaware of the lengths to which man will go for a cash prize. Or there may be a teenager, raised in […]
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner
Produced by Didier Brunner, Philippe Kauffmann, Vincent Tavier, Stéphan Roelants & Henri Magalon; English version by Eric Beckman, David Jesteadt and Michael Sinterniklaas
Written by Daniel Pennac, based on the books by Gabrielle Vincent; English adaptation by Stephanie Sheh
Released by GKids. In French or English.
France/Belgium/Luxembourg. 80 min. Rated […]
Directed by Stephanie Riggs
Produced by Blair Erickson & Rigs
Released by Sunchaser Entertainment
USA. 76 min. Not rated
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain. He may be just as talented as the wizard you’re watching onstage. Such is the thesis of The Standbys, which follows three Broadway hopefuls as they perfect the art of waiting.
An understudy […]
Produced & Directed by Pamela Drynan
Released by MPI Home Video
Ireland. 70 min. Not rated
In 1999, Robert Drake was a promising young gay American author and editor who went to Ireland partly in pursuit of what he calls that “whole Yeats thing.” He was also looking to find promising new authors to include in an anthology […]
Directed by Simon Brook
Produced by Mr. Brook, Ermanno Olmi, Luigi Musini & Jean-Pierre Eklou Attisso
Released by Brook Productions, Cinemaundici & ARTE France in association with the International Center for Theatre Research
English & French with English subtitles
Italy/France. 86 min. Not rated
Theater legend Peter Brook sprang to international prominence decades ago by directing the wonderfully violent Marat/Sade […]
Directed by Bruce Ramsay
Canada. 87 min. Not rated
Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play, runs more than four hours when left uncut. One would therefore expect that in a 90-minute adaptation there wouldn’t be a minute to spare. However, Bruce Ramsay, the star and director, has managed to find plenty of time to waste.
To begin with, there is […]
Directed by Patrick Creadon
USA. 85 min. Not rated
This timely documentary follows two prominent designers, Emily Pilloton and Matt Miller, who created an educational studio for teens in one of North Carolina’s most rural counties. They called it Studio H, and their students completed projects that evolved from the rudimentary to the complex. The goal was […]
Directed by Lucy Walker
Producers Julian Cautherley & Walker
Released by Phase 4 Films
USA. 108 min. Not rated
This documentary about a snowboarding accident feels trivial at times, but its lack of pretension allows for meaningful moments to creep up on the viewer. The first example of this is the crash itself, Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce’s traumatic wipeout, […]
