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 […]
Without a doubt, the 52nd New York film festival largely fulfills its mission (as stated on its website) to “introduce audiences to the most exciting, innovative and accomplished works of world cinema.” This holds true thanks to an impressive collection of films in its lineup, many of which caught programmers’ attention at Cannes and […]
After more than a week seeing 41 movies (in addition to the 21 seen earlier), I found few obvious outstanding discoveries at the Toronto International Film Festival compared with last year, whose standouts included the beautifully made Ida, the raucous We Are the Best!, and a stronger sampling of art films. Overall, the best selections […]
Directed by Craig Johnson Produced by Stephanie Langhoff, Jennifer Lee and Jacob Pechenik Written by Johnson and Mark Heyman Released by Roadside Attractions USA. 92 min. Rated R With Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook and Joanna Gleason Actors Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader have habitually epitomized the lofty standards of […]
Written and Directed by Ned Benson Produced by Cassandra Kulukundis, Benson, Jessica Chastain, Todd Labarowski, and Emanuel Michael Released by the Weinstein Company USA. 122 min. Rated R. With James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Nina Arianda, Viola Davis, Bill Hader, Ciaran Hinds, Isabelle Huppert, William Hurt, and Jess Weixler The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is a […]
Directed by Ira Sachs Written by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias Produced by Lucas Joaquin, Jay Van Hoy, Jayne Baron Sherman, Lars Knudsen and Sachs Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 98 min. Rated R With John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows, Charlie Tahan, Cheyenne Jackson, Manny Perez and Eric Tabach In last year’s […]
Directed by Charlie McDowell Produced by Mel Eslyn Written by Justin Lader Released by Radius/TWC USA. 91 min. Rated R With Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson This comedy, with a couple of couples who are easily confused in their mixed-up match-ups, owes something to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. To its great credit, it […]
Directed by Vincent Grashaw Produced by Kris Dorrance, Dave Gare, and Grashaw Written by Grashaw and Mark Penney Released by Breaking Glass Pictures USA. 104 min. Not rated With P. J. Boudousqué, James C. Burns, Chris Petrovski, Octavius J. Johnson, Nicholas Bateman Vincent Grashaw’s debut feature, Coldwater, is the kind of slow-burn thriller that almost […]