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Comedy

Dom Hemingway

Written and Directed by Richard Shepard Produced by Jeremy Thomas Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. UK. 93 min. Rated R With Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke and Kerry Condon Not quite as smart as it needs to be, yet smarter than it may seem, Dom Hemingway is a timely film, and […]

Le Week-End

Directed by Roger Michell Produced by Kevin Loader Written by Hanif Kureishi Released by Music Box Films UK. 93 min. Rated R With Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander & Judith Davis After 30 years of marriage, Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg (Lindsay Duncan) are expecting a comfortable, satisfied existence, but life hasn’t […]

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Written & Directed by Wes Anderson, based on a story by Anderson & Hugo Guinness, Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales & Jeremy Dawson Released by Fox Searchlight UK/Germany. 100 min. Rated R With Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, […]

Live-Action Oscar Shorts 2014

Released by ShortsHD 97 min. Not rated “Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?” The briefest, by half, of this year’s Oscar nominated live-action shorts makes more of an impact than its tone and brevity might suggest. The Finnish short covers a morning in the chaotic life of the Ketonin family, scrambling like mad […]

Gloria

Directed by Sebastián Lelio Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Lelio & Maza Written by Lelio & Gonzalo Maza Released by Roadside Attractions Spanish with English subtitles Chile. 110 min. Rated R With Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Marcial Tagle, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora & Antonia Santa María Gloria opens with a wide shot […]

August: Osage County

Directed by John Wells Produced by Steve Traxler, Jean Doumanian, George Clooney & Grant Heslov Written by Tracy Letts, based on his play Released by the Weinstein Company USA. 119. Rated R With Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard […]

The Best of 2013

By July, it was clear that there were already more than a half-dozen films that could securely claim a spot on a 10 best list. Overall, it was very good year, offering almost something for everyone, and with plenty of notable films hovering below the cut (the austere Paradise trilogy, the awards favorite 12 Years […]

American Hustle

Directed by David O. Russell Written by Eric Warren Singer & Russell Produced by Megan Ellison, Charles Roven, Jonathan Gordon & Richard Suckle Released by Columbia Pictures USA. 129 min. Rated R With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner,  Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K., Michael Peña, Jack Huston, Shea Whigham & Alessandro Nivola Something […]

Inside Llewyn Davis | Take 2

Written & Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen Produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Released by CBS Films USA. 105 min. Rated R With Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham, Stark Sands, Adam Driver, Jeanine Serralles, Max Casella, Ethan Phillips, Robin Bartlett, Jerry Grayson & […]