Directed by William Friedkin Produced by Nicolas Chartier & Scott Einbinder Screenplay by Tracy Letts, based on his play Released by LD Entertainment USA. 103 min. Rated NC-17 With Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Hayden Church, Gina Gershon & Juno Temple When an actor surprises the hell out of you three times in the space […]
Directed by Maïwenn Produced by Alain Attal Written by Maïwenn & Emmanuelle Bercot Released by Sundance Selects French with English subtitles France. 127 min. Not rated With Karin Viard, Marina Foïs, Joeystarr, Maïwenn & Emmanuelle Bercot The opening of Polisse announces the assuredness of actress-turned-writer/director Maïwenn’s study of Paris cops working in the Child Protection […]
Written & Directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu Produced by Isabelle Madelaine Released by First Run Features French with English subtitles France. 102 min. Not rated With Jean-Paul Rouve, Sophie Quinton, Guillaume Gouix, Olivier Rabourdin, Clara Ponsot & Arsinée Khanjian She might be the guiding spirit behind the fictional Broadway musical that’s the subject of the television […]
Directed by Frédéric Jardin Produced by Marco Cherqui & Lauranne Bourrachot Written by Jadrin, Nicolas Saada & Olivier Douyère Released by Tribeca Film, available on Tribeca on Demand France/Belgium/Luxembourg. 108 min. Not rated With Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, Joey Starr, Lizzie Brocheré, Laurent Stocker & Birol Ünel Frédéric Jardin’s slickly shot and edited […]
Written and Directed by Aimee Lagos Produced by Lee Clay, Paul Gilbreath, Charlie Mason and Justin Moore-Lewy Released by ARC Entertainment USA. 93 min. Rated R With Brittany Snow, Christian Serratos, Evan Ross, J. Michael Trautmann, & David Oyelowo In 96 Minutes, we’re once again given unrelated characters who end up colliding in unexpected ways—think […]
The Tribeca Film Festival offers such a wide array of films from all over the world that some many get passed by amid the list of so-much-to-see-ooh-I-want-to-see-that. With that in mind, here are some notable titles. Francophrenia (or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) This is, to my knowledge, one of the […]
Written & Directed by Michael R. Roskam Produced by Bart Van Langendonck, Peter Bouckaert, Patrick Quinet & Jan Van der Zanden Released by Drafthouse Films Flemish & French with English subtitles Belgium. 126 min. Rated R With Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy, Tibo & Sam Louwyck Bullhead must have been one hell […]
Directed by Ben Wheatley Produced by Claire Jones & Andre Starke Written by Wheatley & Amy Jump Released by Magnolia Pictures UK. 95 min. Not Rated With Neil Maskell, Harry Simpson, MyAnna Buring, Michael Smiley, Emma Fryer & Struan Rodger British director Ben Wheatley’s heady genre mashup Kill List is how midnight movies are supposed […]
Directed & Photographed by Gianfranco Rosi Produced by Serge Lalou & Gianfranco Rosi Original story by Charles Bowden Released by Icarus Films Spanish with English subtitles USA/France. 84 min. Not rated As many great filmmakers know, the suggestion of violence is often more powerful than seeing it. A hint, a moment, or a fragment gives […]