Directed by Valeria Golino
Written by Golino & Francesca Marciano, based on the novel A Nome Tuo by Mauro Covacich
Released by Emerging Pictures
Italian, with English subtitles
Italy. 96 min. Not rated
With Jasmine Trinca, Carlo Cecchi, Libero De Rienzo, Vinicio Marchioni, Iaia Forte, Roberto De Francesco, Barbara Ronchi & Massimiliano Iacolucci
Unlike the rigorously debated topics of abstinence-only sex […]
Directed by Bryan Poyser
Produced by Megan Gilbride & Trace Sheehan
Written by Steven Walters, David DeGrow Shotwell & Poyser, based on a story by Walters
Released by Tribeca Film
USA. 91 min. Not rated
With Michael Stahl-David, Ashley Bell, Sara Paxton & Zach Cregger
Though its title implies 90 minutes of raunchy, ball-busting mayhem, Love & Air Sex emerges as […]
Directed by Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels & Karlyn Michelson
Written by Berger, Daniels & Gregory
Produced by Caterina Bartha, Berger & Daniels
Released by Collective: Unconscious & 3-Legged Dog
USA. 80 min. Not rated
With Patrick Daniels, Irving Gregory, Noel Dinneen, Sam Zuckerman, Debbie Troche & Nora Woolley
In recent years, the (over)use of 3-D technology in several of Hollywood’s biggest […]
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by Nicola Giuliano & Francesca Cima
Written by Sorrentino & Umberto Contarello
Released by Janus Films
Italian with English subtitles
Italy/France. 142 min. Not rated
With Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi, Massimo De Francovich, Roberto Herlitzka & Isabella Ferrari
A beguiling cinematic voyage that meanders through the emptiness […]
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
Produced by Sylvie Pialat
Released by Strand Releasing
French with English subtitles
France. 97 min. Not rated
With Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou & Patrick D’Assumçao
Tense, erotic, and coolly transfixing, Stranger by the Lake captivates through its slow-burning intensity and its brazen exhibition of sexuality. Its components are a bit unconventional, if not outwardly defiant, and for […]
Written & Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Produced by Maren Olson, Asher Goldstein, Joshua Astrachan & Ron Najor
Released by Cinedigm
USA. 96 min. Rated R
With Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek, Keith Stanfield, Kevin Hernandez, Melora Walters, Alex Calloway & Stephanie Beatriz
A film that hits viewers square in the heart without ever seeking pity […]
Written & Directed by Alexandre de la Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte, based on their play
Produced by Dimitri Rassam & Jérôme Seydoux
Released by Under the Milky Way, now available on iTunes
French with English subtitles
French. 109 min. Not rated
With Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Judith El Zein, Guillaume de Tonquédec & Françoise Fabian
It’s not often that […]
Written, Directed, & Produced by Atsushi Funahashi
Produced by Yoshiko Funahashi & Hashimoto.
Released by First Run Features Release
Japanese with English subtitles
Japan. 96 min. Not rated
Films that focus on the aftermath of a catastrophic disaster, be it natural, man-made or otherwise, tend to follow similar structures in their narratives. Blame is widely dispersed, survivors are depicted as […]
