Of all the films in the official Cannes Film Festival competition this year, Carol should have been awarded the Most Valuable Player. It ticks off nearly all the boxes: strong acting all around; a rich, muted, Edward Hopper–esque palette; impeccable period details, namely the prim and proper costuming; and, most importantly, the straightforward direction by […]
Directed by Roger Allers, Gaetan Brizzi & Paul Brizzi, Joan Gratz, Mohammed Saeed Harib, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar, and Michal Socha Produced by Salma Hayek-Pinault Written by Allers, based on The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Released by Gkids USA/France/Lebanon/Qatar. 84 min. Rated PG With the voices of Hayek, Liam Neeson, Quvenzhane […]
Written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the novel by Phoebe Gloeckner Produced by Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 102 min. Rated R With Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Christopher Meloni, and Kristen Wiig According to Autism Daily Newscast, The Diary of a Teenage Girl is […]
Directed by James Ponsoldt produced by David Kanter, Matt DeRoss, James Dahl, Mark Manuel, and Ted O’Neal Written by Donald Margulies, based on Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip With David Foster Wallace, a memoir by David Lipsky Released by A24 USA. 106 min. Rated R With Jesse Eisenberg, Jason […]
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez Produced by Brent Emery and Lizzie Friedman Written by Tim Talbott, based on the book The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo Released by IFC Films USA. 122 min. Rated R With Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Olivia Thirlby, Thomas Mann, James Wolk, and Tye Sheridan It’s no small feat […]
Directed by Christian Petzold Produced by Florian Koerner, Von Gustorf, and Michael Weber Written by Petzold and Harun Farocki, based on Return from the Ashes by Hubert Monteilhet Released by Sundance Selects German with English subtitles Germany. 98 min. Rated PG-13 With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, and Imogen Kogge With Phoenix, New Wave […]
Directed by Bill Condon Produced by Anne Carey, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman Written by Jeffrey Hatcher Released by Roadside Attractions/Miramax UK/USA. 104 min. Rated PG With Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, and Nicholas Rowe Sherlock Holmes has been adapted countless times on stage and screen since his […]
Directed by Eran Riklis Produced by Bettina Brokemper, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Michael Eckelt, Chilik Michaeli Written by Sayed Kashua, based on his novels Dancing Arabs, Let It Be Morning and Second Person Singular Released by Strand Releasing Israel. 104 min. Not rated In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles With Tawfeek Barhom, Ali Suliman, Yaël […]
Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie Produced by Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear McClard, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie Written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, based on the novel Mad Love in New York City by Arielle Holmes Released by Radius-TWC USA. 93 min. Rated R With Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress, Necro, […]