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Snowpiercer

Directed by Bong Joon-ho Written by Bong and Kelly Masterson, based on a screen story by Bong and the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette; Produced by Tae Sung Jeong, Steven Nam, Park Chan-wook and Lee Tae-hun Released by Radius-TWC South Korea/USA/France/Czech Republic. 126 min. Rated R With Chris […]

We Are the Best!

Written and Directed by Lukas Moodysson, based on the graphic novel Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson Produced by Lars Jonsson Released by Magnolia Pictures Swedish with English subtitles Sweden/Denmark. 102 min. Not rated With Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, and Liv LeMoyne Lukas Moodysson’s returns after a four-year break with his sixth feature, We are the […]

Horses of God

Directed by Nabil Ayouch Produced by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Eric Van Beuren, Patrick Quinet, and Ayouch Written by Jamal Belmahi, based on the novel The Stars of Sidi Moumen by Mahi Binebine Released by Kino Lorber Morocco/France/Belgium. 115 min. Not Rated Moroccan Arabic with English subtitles With Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdedlilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, and Ahmed […]

Palo Alto

Written and Directed by Gia Coppola, based on Palo Alto: Stories by James Franco Produced by Sebastian Pardo, Adriana Rotaru, Miles Levy and Vince Jolivette Released by Tribeca Film USA. 98 min. Not rated With James Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin, Claudia Levy, Olivia Crocicchia, Jack Kilmer, and Jacqui Getty Based on a […]

Bright Days Ahead

Directed by Marion Vernoux Produced by François Kraus, Juliette Favreul Renaud, and Denis Pineau-Valencienne Written by Vernoux & Fanny Chesnel, based on Chesnel’s novel Released by Tribeca Film France. 94 min. Not rated With Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, and Jean-François Stevenin Director Marion Vernoux’s original French title, Les Beaux Jours, literally means The Good […]

God’s Pocket

Written by Slattery and Alex Metcalf, based on the novel by Pete Dexter Produced by Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Slattery, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Ziff Released by IFC Films USA. 88 min. Rated R With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Caleb Landry Jones, Domenick Lombardozzi, Joyce Van […]

The Double

Directed by Richard Ayoade Produced by Robin C. Fox and Amina Dasmal Written by Ayoade, Avi Korine, based on “The Double” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Released by Magnolia Pictures UK. 93 min. With Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor, Yasmin Paige, Cathy Moriarty, Phyllis Somerville, James Fox, Sally Hawkins, and Chris O’Dowd Simon James […]

Hateship Loveship

Directed by Liza Johnson Produced by Michael Benaroya, Jamin O’Brien, Cassian Elwes, Dylan Sellers and Rob Barnum Written by Mark Jude Poirier, based on a short story by Alice Munro Released by IFC Films. 102 min. Rated R With Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sami Gayle, Christine Lahti and Nick Nolte […]

The German Doctor

Written, Produced and Directed by Lucía Puenzo, based on her novel Wakolda Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films Spanish and German with English subtitles Argentina/France/Spain/Norway. 93 min. Rated PG-13 With Alex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Florencia Bado, Elena Roger, and Guillermo Pfening This thoughtful thriller takes a fresh look, through a girl’s eyes, at a […]