Directed by Jonathan Demme Produced by Rocco Caruso, André Gregory, and Wallace Shawn Written by Shawn, based on Gregory’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s play Master Builder Solness Released by Abramorama USA. 127min. Not rated With Wallace Shawn, Lisa Joyce, Julie Hagerty, André Gregory, Jeff Biehl, Emily Cass McDonnell, and Larry Pine A Master Builder is […]
Directed by David Wain Produced by Michael Showalter Written by Michael Showalter and Wain Released by Lionsgate. 83 min. Rated R With Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders , Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader, Ellie Kemper, Jason Mantzoukas, Melanie Lynskey, Ed Helms, Michael Ian Black, Michael Murphy, Kenan Thompson, Jack McBrayer, and Ken Marino […]
Written and Directed by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz Produced by Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy and Christina Jennings Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 95 min. Rated R With Paul Eenhoorn, Earl Lynn Nelson, Karrie Crouse and Elizabeth McKee Land Ho!, a slight, harmless little film, has charm but ultimately disappoints. Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson), […]
Written and Directed by Richard Linklater Produced by Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland, Jonathan Sehring and John Sloss Released by IFC Films USA. 165 min. Rated R With Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Marco Perella, Jamie Howard and Andrew Villarreal Richard Linklater is one of a handful of American filmmakers who is completely fearless, […]
Written and Directed by James Ward Byrkit, based on a story by Alex Manugian and Byrkit Produced by Lene Bausager Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories USA. 89 min. Not rated With Emily Foxler, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manugian, and Laurie Maher What happens when you mix Dogme 95 filmmaking […]
Written and Directed by Chris Mason Johnson Produced by Johnson and Chris Martin Released by Variance Films USA. 89 min. Not rated With Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch, Kristoffer Cusick, Katherine Wells, Damon Sperber, and Kevin Clarke In this appealing indie, the story of Frankie (Scott Marlowe), a young gay man in 1985 San Francisco, is […]
Written and Directed by Gillian Robespierre, based on a story by Robespierre, Karen Maine and Elisabeth Holm, and a 2009 short film by Anna Bean, Maine and Robespierre Produced by Elisabeth Holm Released by A24 USA. 83 min. Rated R With Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, Polly Draper, Richard Kind, David Cross […]
Directed by Megan Griffiths Written by Huck Botko and Emily Wachtel Released by IFC Films USA. 96 min. Not rated With Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Ryan Eggold, Oliver Platt, Nina Arianda, Ahna O’Reilly, Amy Seimetz In an unfortunate parallel, a movie about a woman hunting the specter of a former romance is itself haunted […]
Directed by Kelly Reichardt Produced by Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, Chris Maybach, Saemi Kim, Rodrigo Teixeira Written by Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt Released by Cinedigm Entertainment USA. 112 min. Rated R With Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, Logan Miller, Kai Lennox, Katherine Waterston, James Le Gros What’s to be done to […]