Written, Produced & Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
Released by Janus Films
French with English subtitles
Finland/France/Germany. 93 min. Not rated
With André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin & Blondin Miguel
Aki Kaurismaki does a remarkable job as a formalist here. His new film takes place in the French port town of Le Havre in what could be the present day, […]
Written & Directed by Sean Durkin
Produced by Josh Mond, Antonio Campos, Chris Maybach & Patrick Cunningham
Released by Fox Searchlight
USA. 101 min. Rated R
With Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes & Sarah Paulson
A creepy Luddite zealot, Patrick (John Hawkes), leads a small rural community in upstate New York. His scheme involves building the communal […]
Directed by Danfung Dennis
Produced by Mike Lerner & Martin Herring
Released by Docurama Films
Pashtu & English with English subtitles
USA. 88 min Not rated
Accomplished photojournalist Danfung Dennis spends time behind enemy lines in Afghanistan tracking Echo Company, an outfit of the U.S. Marine corps assigned to a reconnaissance mission moving deep into unknown territory. When their commanding […]
Directed by Bruce LaBruce
USA/Germany/France. 62 min. Not rated
With François Sagat, Rocco Giovanni, Wolf Hudson, Eddie Diaz, Andrew James, Matthew Rush, Erik Rhodes, Francesco D’Macho, Adam Killian & Tony Ward
This sometimes sexy, sometimes chilling horror-porn-art house piece has a strong message, yet it feels like Bruce LaBruce light. There’s none of the raw energy that made […]
Written & Directed by Jeff Nichols
Produced by Tyler Davidson & Sophia Lin
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
USA. 120 min. Rated R
With Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart, Katy Mixon, Ray McKinnon & Kathy Baker
Take Shelter is about as American a film as you’ll see—its hero, an Ohio working-class family, and its villain, an adjustable-rate […]
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard & Van Sant
Written by Jason Lew
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
USA. 93 min. PG-13
With Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase, Schuyler Fisk, Jane Adams, Chin Han & Lusia Strus
All this work we do as people. It can feel downright useless. When so much […]
Directed by Spencer Susser
Produced by Lucy Cooper, Matthew Weaver, Scott Prisand, Natalie Portman, Spencer Susser, Johnny Lin & Win Sheridan
Written by Susser & David Michôd, based on a story by Brian Charles Frank
Released by Wrekin Hill Entertainment
USA. 102 min. Rated R
With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Rainn Wilson, Piper Laurie & Natalie Portman
With his mother recently […]
Written & Directed by Jalmari Helander, based on an idea by the Helander Brothers
Produced by Petri Jokiranta
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
Finnish with English subtitles
Finland. 80 min. Not Rated
With Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Per Christian Ellefsen, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa & Peeter Jakobi
There’s no easy way to prepare you for this year’s most unique […]
