The Fight
If there was ever a documentary that deglamorizes the law, this is it. The upside is: when the lawyers win, they may literally save lives.
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Nose to Tail
What is noteworthy about this movie is how well it portrays the intricacies of the restaurant business.
Radioactive
Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie presents a steely, persistent front that rarely cracks. Sam Riley matches her as her husband, the more affable Pierre.
Widow of Silence
A quiet and devastating film that also manages to be suffused with humor and dark irony.
We Are Little Zombies
If there is a release this year more inventive and phantasmagoric than this movie, one would be hard pressed to find it. It's like Natural Born Killers on crack.
Black Magic for White Boys
The flavor is Woody Allen, if he isn’t trying particularly hard.
My Darling Vivian
A loving tribute to Johnny Cash’s first wife, Vivian Liberto, and a corrective to her portrayal in the 2005 film Walk the Line.
Da 5 Bloods
A classic adventure story that also functions mostly, and succeeds wildly, as melodrama.
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
What could have been a Spinal Tap–like absurdist comedy or an insider’s look into the sometimes tortuous process of filmmaking ends up feeling more like score settling.