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A Wolf at the Door

Written and Directed by Fernando Coimbra Produced by Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Debora Ivanov, Gabriel Lacerda, Rodrigo Castellar, and Pablo Torrecillas Released by Outsider Pictures Portuguese with English subtitles Brazil. 100 min. Not rated With Leandra Leal, Milhem Cortaz and Fabiula Nascimento Every parent’s nightmare takes place in this searing Brazilian drama, which has a […]

She’s Lost Control

Edited, Written, and Directed by Anja Marquardt Produced by Kiara C. Jones, Mollye Asher and Marquardt Released by Visit Films USA. 90 min. Not rated With Brooke Bloom, Marc Menchaca and Dennis Boutsikaris Ronah works in what she calls “professional intimacy,” meeting with male psychology patients who have sustained issues with relationships, and she helps […]

Everly

Directed by Joe Lynch Produced by Adam Ripp, Rob Paris, Luke Rivett, and Andrew Pfeffer. Written by Yale Hannon Released by the Radius-TWC USA. 92 min. Rated R With Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa, Akie Kotabe, Gabriella Wright, Caroline Chikezie, Jennifer Blanc, Jelena Gavrilovic, and Aisha Ayamah Rarely does a film leaving […]

The Duke of Burgundy

Written and Directed by Peter Strickland Produced by Andy Starke Released by Sundance Selects UK. 106 min. Not rated With Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Eugenia Caruso, Zita Kraszko, Monica Swinn, Eszter Tompa, and Fatma Mohamed Isn’t it amazing how the most unique, unconventional relationships generally, when put under a microscope, turn out to be […]

Miss Julie

Written and Directed by Liv Ullmann, based on the play by August Strindberg Produced by Synnove Horsdal, Oliver Dungey and Teun Hilte Released by Wrekin Hill Entertainment USA. 129 min. Not rated With Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, and Nora McMenamy Creating a film version of a three-character 19th-century play for modern audiences is […]

The Heart Machine

Written and Directed by Zachary Wigon Released by FilmBuff USA. 85 min. Not rated With John Gallagher Jr. and Kate Lyn Sheil It is inarguable that we have become increasingly fixated with technology. After endless hours of liking, commenting, tweeting, and texting, we must regularly remind ourselves that our interactions are more than just the […]

White Bird in a Blizzard

Written and Directed by Gregg Araki, based on the novel by Laura Kasischke Produced by Araki, Pascal Caucheteux, Sébastien K. Lemercier and Alix Madigan-Yorkin Released by Magnolia Pictures USA. 90 min. Rated R With Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, Dale Dickey, Mark Indelicato, Sheryl Lee and Angela Bassett […]

Venus in Fur

Directed by Roman Polanski Produced by Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde Written by Polanski & David Ives, based on the play by David Ives Released by IFC Films French with English Subtitles France. 95 min. Not rated With Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric To unpack this work, one could say it is a translation and […]

The Blue Room

Directed by Mathieu Amalric Produced by Paulo Branco, Olivier Père and Rémi Burah Written by Mathieu Amalric and Stéphanie Cléau, based on a book by Georges Simenon Released by Sundance Selects French with English subtitles France. 75 min. Not rated With Mathieu Almaric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau, Laurent Poitrenaux, and Serge Bozon Mystery/suspense films are […]