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Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Written & Directed by Ryan O’Nan Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Kwesi Collisson USA. 97 min. Not rated With Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter & Wilmer Valderrama Newcomer Ryan O’Nan co-wrote, directs, and stars in a small-scale romantic comedy about an unlikely musical duo that […]

Liberal Arts

Written & Directed by Josh Radnor Produced by Mr. Radnor, Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch & Jesse Hara Released by IFC Films USA. 97 min. Not rated With Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Reaser, John Magaro, Kate Burton, Robert Desiderio & Zac Efron Josh Radnor’s second feature, much […]

Arbitrage

Written & Directed by Nicholas Jarecki Produced by Laura Bickford, Kevin Turen, Justin Nappi & Robert Salerno Released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions USA. 100 min. Rated R With Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker, Stuart Margolin, Chris Eigeman, Graydon Carter, & Bruce Altman Writer/director Nicholas Jarecki turns his debut feature […]

10 Years

Written & Directed by Jamie Linden Produced by Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Marty Bowen & Wyck Godfrey Released by Anchor Bay Films USA. 90 min. Rated PG-13 With Lynn Collins, Rosario Dawson, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Brian Geraghty, Ari Graynor, Oscar Issac, Ron Livingston, Justin Long, Anthony Mackie, Kate Mara, Max Minghella, Eiko Nijo, Aubrey Plaza, Scott […]

Sleepwalk With Me

Directed by Mike Birbiglia; written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia & Seth Barrish, based on the play by Mike Birbiglia Produced by Glass & Jacob Jaffke Released by IFC Films USA. 90 min. Not rated With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, James Rebhorn & Carol […]

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon

Written & Directed by Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass Produced by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass & Stephanie Langhoff Released by Red Flag Releasing/Fox Searchlight Pictures (available on DVD/Blu-ray Sept. 18) USA.90 min Rated R With Steve Zissis, Mark Kelly, Jennifer Lafleur, Julie Vorus & Reid Williams Released just before the start of the London Olympics, […]

Here

Directed by Braden King Produced by Lars Knudsen & Jay Van Hoy   Written by King & Dani Valent Released by Strand Releasing USA. 126 min. Not Rated  With Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal, and the voice of Peter Coyote Two lone world travelers, an engineer and an artist, meet at a café. He’s an American engrossed […]

Celeste and Jesse Forever

Directed by Lee Toland Krieger Produced by Lee Nelson, Jennifer Todd & Suzanne Todd Written by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 89 min. Rated R With Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, Rebecca Dayan, Rich Sommer, Matthew Del Negro, Rafi Gavron, Elijah […]

Ruby Sparks

Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Produced by Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa Written by Zoe Kazan Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures USA. 104 min. Rated R With Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould, Chris Messina, Alia Shawkat, Aasif Mandvi, Toni Trucks & Deborah Ann Woll Who is […]