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The Overnight

Written and Directed by Patrick Brice Produced by Naomi Scott Released by the Orchard USA. 80 min. Rated R With Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, and Judith Godrèche A downright hysterical entry in brothers Jay and Mark Duplass’s production canon, The Overnight constructs a recoiling depiction of thirtysomething frustrations by mixing R-rated hijinks with […]

Welcome to Me

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 […]

King Jack Rules | Tribeca

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 […]

Spring

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 […]

She’s Lost Control

Edited, Written, and Directed by Anja Marquardt Produced by Kiara C. Jones, Mollye Asher and Marquardt Released by Visit Films USA. 90 min. Not rated With Brooke Bloom, Marc Menchaca and Dennis Boutsikaris Ronah works in what she calls “professional intimacy,” meeting with male psychology patients who have sustained issues with relationships, and she helps […]

Buzzard

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 […]

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

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 […]

Cymbeline

Written and Directed by Michael Almereyda, based on the Shakespeare play Produced by Michael Benaroya, Anthony Katagas and Almereyda Released by Lionsgate USA. 98 min. Rated R With Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Peter Gerety, Kevin Corrigan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, James Ransone, Spencer Treat Clark, Bill Pullman […]

Faults

Written and Directed by Riley Stearns Produced by Keith Calder, Jessica Calder and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Released by Screen Media Films USA. 89 min. Not rated With Leland Orser, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Beth Grant, Chris Ellis, Lance Reddick, and Jon Gries The title of this gripping psychological thriller comes from the name of a religious […]