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Cosmopolis

Written & Directed by David Cronenberg, based on Don DeLillo’s novel Produced by Paulo Branco & Martin Katz Released by Entertainment One France/Canada/Portugal/Italy. 109 min. Rated R With: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand & Paul Giamatti I almost always fall into the “what I see is […]

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 […]

The Deep Blue Sea

Adapted & Directed by Terence Davies, based on the play by Terence Rattigan Produced by Sean O’Connor & Kate Ogborn Released by Music Box Films. USA/UK. 98 min. Rated R With Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale & Barbara Jefford In the midst of the London Summer Olympics, viewers are inundated with images of […]

You’ve Been Trumped

Edited & Directed by Anthony Baxter Produced by Richard Phinney Written by Phinney & Baxter Released by International Film Circuit USA. 96 min. Not rated Hubris is on willing display in this modest exposé-documentary by Scottish filmmaker Anthony Baxter on billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump’s quest to build the world’s greatest golf course in […]

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 […]

Klown

Directed by Mikkel Norgaard Produced by Louise Vesth Written by Casper Christensen Caspier & Frank Hvam Released by Drafthouse Films Danish with English subtitles Denmark. 88 min. Rated R With Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen & Mia Lyhne The latest production from Zentropa productions (Lars von Trier’s company; however, he’s not one of […]

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Directed by Alison Klayman Produced by Klayman & Adam Schlesinger Released by Sundance Selects English & Mandarin with English subtitles USA. 91 min. Rated  R Last year, journalist Alison Klayman’s camera was at the eye of the international human rights storm over Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Her resulting debut documentary goes behind the headlines to […]

Extraterrestrial

Written & Directed by Nacho Vigalondo Produced by Nahikari Ipiña & Vigalondo DVD Released by Entertainment One Spanish with English subtitles. Spain. 95 min. Not rated With Michelle Jenner, Julián Villagrán, Raul Cimas, Carlos Areces & Miguel Noguera Don’t you love it when a film actually sneaks up on you and genuinely surprises you? In […]

Attenberg

Written & Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari Produced by Maria Hatzakou, Yorgos Lanthimos, Iraklis Mavroidis, Tsangari & Angelos Venetis Released by Strand Releasing Greek with English subtitles Greece. 95 min. Not rated With Ariane Labed, Vangelis Mourikis, Evangelia Randou & Yorgos Lanthimos The official selection from Greece for this year’s foreign language film Academy Award, […]