Directed by David Wnendt Written by Claus Falkenberg and Wnendt, based on the novel by Charlotte Roche Produced by Peter Rommel Released by Strand Releasing German with English subtitles German. 109 min. Not rated With Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Meret Becker, and Axel Milberg The shock value of Wetlands far surpasses anything I’ve seen in […]

Written, Directed and Edited by Kim Ki-duk Produced by Kim Soon-mo Released by Ram Releasing Korean with English subtitle South Korea. 91 min. Not rated With Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Young-ju and Lee Eun-woo “What is family? What are desires? What are genitals?” These are the opening statements of director Kim Ki-duk in the press notes […]

Written, Produced and Directed by Aarón Fernández Released by Strand Releasing Spanish with English subtitles Spain/France/Mexico. 100 min. Not rated With Kristyan Ferrer and Adriana Paz From Y Tu Mama También to the more recent It Felt Like Love, the beach has been fertile ground for tales of sexual discovery and youthful awakenings. Although Mexican […]

One of the top films at Cannes this year—and one of the most shocking and brutal—was The Tribe, from the Ukraine. It was also the most ambitious, dangerous, and accomplished by a debut filmmaker. No subtitles were necessary. It has no spoken dialogue and no translation of any kind; it’s all told through sign language. […]

Written and Directed by Gia Coppola, based on Palo Alto: Stories by James Franco Produced by Sebastian Pardo, Adriana Rotaru, Miles Levy and Vince Jolivette Released by Tribeca Film USA. 98 min. Not rated With James Franco, Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin, Claudia Levy, Olivia Crocicchia, Jack Kilmer, and Jacqui Getty Based on a […]

Written & Directed by Lars von Trier Produced by Louise Vesth Released by Magnolia Pictures Denmark/Belgium/France/Germany/UK. 123 min. Not rated With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Willem Dafoe, Mia Goth, Jean-Marc Barr and Udo Kier We all knew Nymphomaniac: Volume II was going to spiral downward. Is there anyone out […]

Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman Produced by Eliza Hittman, Shirihari Sathe, Laura Wagner Released by Variance Films USA. 82 min. Not rated With Gina Piersanti, Giovanna Salimeni, Ronen Rubinstein & Jesse Cordasco General anxiety is often described as the constant fear that something tragic is about to happen. This dread underscores the entirety of […]

Written and Directed by Lars von Trier Produced by Louise Vesth Released by Magnolia Pictures. Denmark/Germany/France/Belgium/UK. 117 min. Not rated With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Connie Nielsen & Udo Kier Lars von Trier is a strange case. He’s built himself a lasting reputation as […]