Directed by Rob Meyer Produced by Kirsten Duncan Fuller, Lisa K. Jenkins, Dan Lindau and R. Paul Miller Written by Luke Matheny and Meyer Released by Screen Media Films. USA. 88 min. Not rated With Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Le Gros, Alex Wolff, Michael Chen, Katie Chang, and Ben Kingsley Rob Meyer’s feature directorial debut, A […]
Directed by E. L. Katz Written by David Chirchirillo and Trent Haaga Released by Drafthouse Films USA. 88 min. Not rated With Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Sara Paxton It’s possible there is someone somewhere who is unaware of the lengths to which man will go for a cash prize. Or there may […]
Directed by Arie Posin Produced by Bonnie Curtis & Julie Lynn Written by Posin & Matthew McDuffie Released by IFC Films USA. 92 min. Rated PG-13 With Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Jess Weixler & Amy Brenneman Annette Bening and Ed Harris star in a romantic drama about grief and the inability to accept […]
Sundance 2014, for me, was about the levels of experience of its many directors. For a festival that showcases the work of emerging filmmakers, there were notably a remarkable number of films by well-established filmmakers. And the quality showed. Watching an Ira Sachs film or a Zellner Brothers film (this year being their eighth trip […]
Directed by Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels & Karlyn Michelson Written by Berger, Daniels & Gregory Produced by Caterina Bartha, Berger & Daniels Released by Collective: Unconscious & 3-Legged Dog USA. 80 min. Not rated With Patrick Daniels, Irving Gregory, Noel Dinneen, Sam Zuckerman, Debbie Troche & Nora Woolley In recent years, the (over)use of 3-D […]
Written & Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Produced by Maren Olson, Asher Goldstein, Joshua Astrachan & Ron Najor Released by Cinedigm USA. 96 min. Rated R With Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek, Keith Stanfield, Kevin Hernandez, Melora Walters, Alex Calloway & Stephanie Beatriz A film that hits viewers square in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]