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Chinese Puzzle

Written & Directed by Cédric Klapisch Produced by Bruno Levy Released by Cohen Media Group English and French with English subtitles France/USA/Belgium. 117 min. Rated R With Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, and Kelly Reilly Following L’Auberge Espagnole and Russian Dolls, Chinese Puzzle, Cédric Klapisch’s third installment in his “Spanish Apartment” trilogy, is […]

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 […]

Locke

Written and Directed by Steven Knight Produced by Paul Webster and Guy Heeley Released by A24 USA. 85 min. Rated R With Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, and Tom Holland How many different angles can you film one man on an 85-minute car ride in the middle of the night?  […]

Whitewash

Directed by Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais Written by Hoss-Desmarais and Marc Tulin Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories Canada. 86 min Not rated With Thomas Haden Church, Marc Labreche, Anie Pascale and Vincent Hoss-Desmarais There are some great movies where man takes on the wilderness and alternately himself. (Into the Wild and Rescue Dawn come to mind). Whitewash is […]

Ida

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski Produced by  Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol & Ewa Puszczynska Written by Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz Released by Music Box Films Polish with English subtitles Poland/Denmark. 83 min. Rated PG-13 With Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik and Joanna Kulig Ida is an exquisitely beautiful road trip through the emotional consequences of […]

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 […]

Belle

Directed by Amma Asante Written by Misan Sagay Produced by Damian Jones Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. UK. 105 min. Rated PG With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, James Norton, Matthew Goode & Emily Watson These days, nothing is more addictive than an English period piece, […]

Tribeca Film Festival 2014 Award Winners

Even though “international” doesn’t appear in the Tribeca Film Festival’s name, it has always included a wide variety of nationalities. Since its first year, the festival’s inclusive programming has showcased an array of genres from all over the world. Now in its 13th year, the broad-minded focus remains true, though there are not too many […]

Under the Skin

Directed by Jonathan Glazer Produced by James Wilson and Nick Wechsler Written by Walter Campbell and Glazer, based on the novel by Michel Faber Released by A24 UK. 107 min. Rated R With Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell, and Kevin McAlinden If you’re looking for a movie in which Scarlett Johansson […]