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Psychological thriller

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Directed by Lynne Ramsay Produced by Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox & Robert Salerno Written by Ramsay & Rory Stewart Kinnear, based on the novel by Lionel Shriver Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories UK/USA. 112 min. Rated R With Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Rock Duer, Jasper Newell & Ezra Miller Mesmerizing on a variety of levels, […]

Melancholia

Written & Directed by Lars von Trier Produced by Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth Released by Magnolia Pictures Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany. 135 min. Not rated With Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgard, Brady Corbet, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier & Kiefer Sutherland Sometimes you can’t quite tell if what you’re feeling is agony […]

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Written & Directed by Sean Durkin Produced by Josh Mond, Antonio Campos, Chris Maybach & Patrick Cunningham Released by Fox Searchlight USA. 101 min. Rated R With Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes & Sarah Paulson A creepy Luddite zealot, Patrick (John Hawkes), leads a small rural community in upstate New York. His […]

The Skin I Live In

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Produced by Agustin Almodóvar & Esther García Written by Pedro Almodóvar & Agustin Almodovar, based on the novel Mygale by Thierry Jonquet Released by Sony Pictures Classics Spanish with English subtitles Spain. 115 min. Rated R With Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes & Jan Cornet In his stylish psychological thriller-cum-horror […]