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Comedy

Frances Ha

Directed by Noah Baumbach Written by Baumbach & Greta Gerwig Produced by Mr. Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Lila Yacoub & Rodrigo Teixeira Released by IFC Films. USA. 86 min. Rated R With Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Patrick Heusinger, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen & Grace Gummer Frances Ha is yet another story about a white 20-something woman […]

Arthur Newman

Directed by Dante Ariola Written by Becky Johnston Produced by Alisa Tager, Johnston, Mac Cappuccino & Brian Oliver Released by Cinedigm USA. 101 min. Not rated With Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche & Lucas Hedges Mistaken and reinvention of identity is a longstanding theme within popular culture, from North by Northwest to Mad Men?the […]

It’s a Disaster

Written & Directed by Todd Berger Produced by Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace, Gordon Bijelonic & Datari Turner Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories USA. 88 min. Not rated With Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes, Jeff Grace, Rachel Boston & Kevin M. Brennan It’s a Disaster is structured around a clever conceit: tensions at […]

The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek

Directed, Written & Produced by Wendy Jo Cohen Released by WideSphere Films USA. 96 min. Not Rated With Matthew Ludwinski, Andy Sandberg, Feng Tien Lui, Barron A. Myers, Cheri Paige Fogleman, Tim Cusack, Zeb Hollins III, John Redmond, Maureen Brooks, Emilie Bonsant, Emily Mitchell & Shelley McPherson The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek is a […]

Silver Linings Playbook

Written & Directed by David O. Russell, based on the book by Matthew Quick Produced by Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon & Bruce Cohen Released by the Weinstein Company USA. 120 min. Rated R With Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Shea Wigham, Anupam Kher, Julia Stiles & Chris Tucker After seeing the […]

Price Check

Written & Directed by Michael Walker Produced by Dolly Hall Released by IFC Films USA. 92 min. Not rated With Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais, Edward Herrmann & Cheyenne Jackson Today’s economy is bound to have its effects on contemporary films. In writer/director Michael Walker’s Price Check, Pete Cozy (Eric Mabius) faces […]

That’s What She Said

The phrase, “That’s what she said,” has taken on a life of its own in the wake of its appearance on The Office. It turns out it has been around a lot longer than that TV show (according to my quick Internet research). In That’s What She Said, the punch line is utilized as an […]

Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Written & Directed by Ryan O’Nan Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Kwesi Collisson USA. 97 min. Not rated With Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter & Wilmer Valderrama Newcomer Ryan O’Nan co-wrote, directs, and stars in a small-scale romantic comedy about an unlikely musical duo that […]

Sleepwalk With Me

Directed by Mike Birbiglia; written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia & Seth Barrish, based on the play by Mike Birbiglia Produced by Glass & Jacob Jaffke Released by IFC Films USA. 90 min. Not rated With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, James Rebhorn & Carol […]