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All the Light in the Sky

Camera, Edited & Directed by Joe Swanberg Produced by Swanberg & Adam Donaghey Written by Swanberg & Jane Adams Released by Factory 25 USA. 89 min. Not rated With Jane Adams, Sophia Takal, Kent Osborne, Larry Fessenden, Lawrence Michael Levine, Ti West & David Siskind With each new film Joe Swanberg makes—and as prolific and […]

Ms. 45

Directed by Abel Ferrara Written by Nicholas St. Cloud Released by Drafthouse Films USA. 80 mins. Not rated With Zoë Lund Thana (Zoë Lund) hasn’t had it good in life. She doesn’t really have any family or friends, she works for pittance at a clothing workshop, and she can’t speak; she’s mute. One day walking […]

Dallas Buyers Club

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Produced by Robbie Brenner & Rachel Winter Written by Craig Barton & Melissa Wallack Released by Focus Features USA. 115 min. Rated R With Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O’Hare, Griffin Dunne, Dallas Roberts & Steve Zahn Ironically enough, Ron Woodroof is a bit like a more inspirational version […]

As I Lay Dying

Directed by James Franco Written by James Franco and Matt Rager, based on the novel by William Faulkner Produced by Lee Caplin, Matt O’Toole, Rob van Norden, Caroline Aragon, Miles Levy & Vince Jolivette USA. 110 min. Rated R Released by Millennium Entertainment With James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny McBride, Jim Parrack, Logan Marshall-Green, […]

CBGB

Directed by Randall Miller Produced by Jody Savin, Miller & Brad Rosenberger Written by Miller & Savin Released by XLRator Media USA. 101 min. Rated R With Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Justin Bartha, Richard de Klerk, Johnny Galecki, Ashley Greene, Rupert Grint, Estelle Harris, Taylor Hawkins, Ryan Hurst, Stana Katic, Donal Logue, Joel David Moore, […]

Zero Charisma

Directed by Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Produced by Thomas Fernandes, Ezra Venetos Written by Matthews Released by Tribeca Film USA. 86 min. Not rated With Sam Eidson, Anne Gee Byrd, Brock England, Garrett Graham, Cyndi William, Vincent James Prendergast, Dakin Matthews & Katie Folger Zero Charisma could be described as the geek version of Big Fan. […]

All Is Bright

Directed By Phil Morrison Produced by Touchy Feely Films, GreeneStreet Films & Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Written By Melissa James Gibson Released by Anchor Bay Films USA. 107 min, Rated R With Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Sally Hawkins, Amy Landecker & Tatyana Richaudf All Is Bright, director Phil Morrison’s second feature, is a long awaited follow […]

Newlyweeds

Written & Directed by Shaka King Produced by Jim Wareck, Michael Matthews, King & Gbenga Akinnabge Released by Phase 4 Films. USA. 87 min. Not rated With Amari Cheatom, Trae Harris, Tone Tank, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Tonya Pinkins & Colman Domingo Newlyweeds isn’t much of a comedy, though there are a couple of good laughs, […]

A Single Shot

Directed by David M. Rosenthal Written by Matthew F. Jones, based on his novel Produced by Aaron L. Gilbert, Chris Coen & Keith Kjarval, Jeff Rice Released by Tribeca Film/Well/Go USA Entertainment With Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffery Wright, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Reilly, Joe Anderson, Ophelia Lovibond, Ted Levine & Melissa Leo Don’t the […]