Directed by David Gordon Green Produced by Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Lisa Muskat, Green, and Derrick Tseng. Written by Paul Logan Released by IFC Films USA. 97 min Rating PG-13 With Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina, and Natalie Wilemon “I’m a silly man with stupid dreams,” a haggard figure mutters to himself. […]
Directed by Shira Piven Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Aaron L. Gilbert and Adam McKay Written by Eliot Laurence Released by Alchemy USA. 105 min. Rated R With Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Robbins, and Joan Cusack There’s something to be said for originality, which this Kristen […]
The Tribeca Film Festival is back, offering an absurd amount of options for moviegoers to choose from. There’s a documentary about the fastball; a drama with Richard Gere as a creepy, rich older man worming his way into the lives of a young couple (Franny); and a Danish mood piece about teen suicide (Bridgend). This […]
Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Released by Drafthouse Films USA. 109 min. Not rated With Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker In this new supernatural romance film, an isolated, directionless young American named Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) flees to Italy to find himself. It’s obvious that he needs a chance to make a […]
Edited, Written, and Directed by Joel Potrykus Produced by Michael Saunders and Ashley Young Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories USA. 98 min. Not rated With Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Teri Ann Nelson, Katie Call, Scott Baisden, Joe Anderson, Rico Bruce Wade, Crystal Hilliard, and Michael Cunningham In the ’70’s, a drifter-grifter anti-hero had a sort of […]
Directed by David Zellner Produced by Nathan Zellner, Cameron Lamb, Chris Ohlson, Andrew Banks, and Jim Burke Written by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner Released by Amplify English and Japanese, with English subtitles USA. 105 min. Not rated With Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kanako Higashi, Kyokaku Ichi, Ayaka Ohnishi, Mayuko Kawakita and David Zellner A […]
Written and Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine Produced by Kim Sherman Released by Sundance Selects USA. 90 min. Not rated With Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Alia Shawkat, Annie Parisse, Jason Ritter, and Kevin Corrigan Helmed by writer, producer, director, and star Lawrence Michael Levine, this caper-comedy has a refreshing cast of young actors assembled […]
Written and Directed by Sydney Freeland Produced by Chad Burris and Mateo Frazier Released by Indion Entertainment USA. 89 min. Not rated. With Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, MorningStar Angeline, Shauna Baker, Kiowa Gordon, Elizabeth Frances, and Richard Ray Whitman Drunktown’s Finest is about identity in its many forms: race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and nationality, […]
The 2015 edition of the Sundance Film Festival wasn’t exactly a record-setting year for acquisitions in Park City, as some outlets reported about the Grand Jury and Audience Award?winning dramedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and its would-be $12 million offers from distributors. Regardless, business was up from years past. And the quality […]