Written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Produced by Sina Sayyah, Justin Begnaud and Amirpour Released by Kino Lorber/Vice Films Farsi with English subtitles USA. 107 min. Not rated With Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marno, Dominic Rains, Milad Eghbali, Rome Shadanloo, Marshall Manesh and Reza Sixo Safai A chador-wearing vampire stalks the sleazy men […]
Butter on the Latch Thous Wast Mild & Lovely Director and writer Josephine Decker’s first two feature-length films complement each other well, while revealing a diverse and unique approach to contemporary filmmaking. Both contain a central, if loose, narrative dream sequence, hallucinations, and odd camera movements and sounds to create completely distinct visions. Butter on […]
Directed by Bennett Miller Produced by Megan Ellison, Miller, Jon Kilik and Anthony Bregman Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 134 min. Rated R With Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, and Sienna Miller The American entry in this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition, Foxcatcher, […]
Directed by Tristam Shapeero Produced by Tom Rice and Ben Nearn Written by Michael Brown Released by eOne Entertainment USA. 87 min. Rated PG-13 With Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke, Oliver Platt, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tim Heidecker, Candice Bergen and Robin Williams One has hope that when a Christmas movie comes out, it can be […]
Written and Directed by Justin Simien Produced by Mr. Simien, Effie Brown, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Ann Le and Lena Waithe Released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions USA. 108 min. Rated R With Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon Bell, Dennis Haysbert, Brittany Curran, Peter Syvertsen, Marque Richardson and Malcolm Barrett […]
Written and Directed by Zachary Wigon Released by FilmBuff USA. 85 min. Not rated With John Gallagher Jr. and Kate Lyn Sheil It is inarguable that we have become increasingly fixated with technology. After endless hours of liking, commenting, tweeting, and texting, we must regularly remind ourselves that our interactions are more than just the […]
Written and Directed by Gregg Araki, based on the novel by Laura Kasischke Produced by Araki, Pascal Caucheteux, Sébastien K. Lemercier and Alix Madigan-Yorkin Released by Magnolia Pictures USA. 90 min. Rated R With Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, Dale Dickey, Mark Indelicato, Sheryl Lee and Angela Bassett […]
Written and Directed by Peter Sattler Produced by Gina Kwon Released by IFC Films USA. 117 min. Not rated With Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, Joseph Julian Soria, Ser’Darius Blain, Cory Michael Smith, Julia Duffy, and John Carroll Lynch Private First Class Officer Cole (Kristen Stewart) remarks about halfway through Camp X-Ray that it’s […]
Written and Directed by Alex Ross Perry Produced by Katie Stern, David Lowery, James M. Johnston, Toby Halbrooks and Joshua Blum Released by Tribeca Film USA. 109 min. Not rated With Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, Krysten Ritter, Samantha Jacober, Joséphine de La Baum, and Eric Bogosian The image of the tortured writer in […]