After more than a week seeing 41 movies (in addition to the 21 seen earlier), I found few obvious outstanding discoveries at the Toronto International Film Festival compared with last year, whose standouts included the beautifully made Ida, the raucous We Are the Best!, and a stronger sampling of art films. Overall, the best selections […]
Directed by Craig Johnson Produced by Stephanie Langhoff, Jennifer Lee and Jacob Pechenik Written by Johnson and Mark Heyman Released by Roadside Attractions USA. 92 min. Rated R With Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook and Joanna Gleason Actors Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader have habitually epitomized the lofty standards of […]
Directed by Charlie McDowell Produced by Mel Eslyn Written by Justin Lader Released by Radius/TWC USA. 91 min. Rated R With Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson This comedy, with a couple of couples who are easily confused in their mixed-up match-ups, owes something to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. To its great credit, it […]
Written and Directed by Jeff Baena Produced by Michael Zakin, Liz Destro Released by A24 USA. 91 min. Rated R With Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Kendrick, and Jim O’Heir Aubrey Plaza is an actor that has recently flourished, thanks to her procurement […]
Directed by David Wain Produced by Michael Showalter Written by Michael Showalter and Wain Released by Lionsgate. 83 min. Rated R With Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders , Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader, Ellie Kemper, Jason Mantzoukas, Melanie Lynskey, Ed Helms, Michael Ian Black, Michael Murphy, Kenan Thompson, Jack McBrayer, and Ken Marino […]
Written and Directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz Produced by Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy and Christina Jennings Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 95 min. Rated R With Paul Eenhoorn, Earl Lynn Nelson, Karrie Crouse and Elizabeth McKee Land Ho!, a slight, harmless little film, has charm but ultimately disappoints. Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson), […]
Written and Directed by Gillian Robespierre, based on a story by Robespierre, Karen Maine and Elisabeth Holm, and a 2009 short film by Anna Bean, Maine and Robespierre Produced by Elisabeth Holm Released by A24 USA. 83 min. Rated R With Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, David Cross […]
Written and Directed by John Turturro Produced by Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Bill Block and Paul Hanson Released by Millennium Entertainment. USA. 90 min. Rated R With John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, and Sofia Vergara How can a film featuring a renowned cast and led by a well-meaning director come off as […]
Directed and Written by Seth Fisher Produced by Alexander Cendese, Garrett P. Fennelly, Jean-Raphael Ambron, Jesse Ozeri and Zak Mulligan Released by Gone Fishing Pictures/Act Zero Films USA. 85 min. Not rated With Mark Blum, Laila Robins, Seth Fisher, Mei Melançon, Alexander Cendese, Nicole Ansari, Kevin Isola, Fred Melamed, and Brian Cox The only thing […]