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Lawless

Directed by John Hillcoat Produced by Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Megan Ellison & Michael Benaroya Written by Nick Cave, based on the book The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant Released by the Weinstein Company USA. 116 min. Rated R With Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, […]

Neighboring Sounds

Written & Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho Produced by Emilie Lesclaux Released by Cinema Guild Portuguese with English subtitles Brazil. 131 min. Not rated With Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Meve Jinkings, W. J. Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra, Yuri Holanda & Clébia Souza Abundant are the views of neighbors’ patios from second floor windows, and […]

Sleepwalk With Me

Directed by Mike Birbiglia; written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia & Seth Barrish, based on the play by Mike Birbiglia Produced by Glass & Jacob Jaffke Released by IFC Films USA. 90 min. Not rated With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, James Rebhorn & Carol […]

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon

Written & Directed by Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass Produced by Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass & Stephanie Langhoff Released by Red Flag Releasing/Fox Searchlight Pictures (available on DVD/Blu-ray Sept. 18) USA.90 min Rated R With Steve Zissis, Mark Kelly, Jennifer Lafleur, Julie Vorus & Reid Williams Released just before the start of the London Olympics, […]

The Awakening

Directed by Nick Murphy Written by Murphy & Stephen Volk Produced by David M. Thompson, Julia Stannard & Sarah Curtis Released by Cohen Media Group UK. 102 min. Rated R With Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu, John Shrapnel, Cal Macaninch, Isaac Hempstead-Wright & Joseph Mawle Florence Cathcart isn’t a believer in ghosts. […]

Chicken With Plums

Written & Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, based on the graphic novel by Satrapi Produced by Hengameh Panahi Released by Sony Pictures Classics. French, with English subtitles. France/Germany/Belgium. 91 min. Rated PG-13 With Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni, Mathis Bour, Serge Avédikian, Jamel Debbouze & […]

Compliance

Written & Directed by Craig Zobel Produced by Sophia Lin, Lisa Muskat, Tyler Davidson, Theo Sena & Zobel Released by Magnolia Pictures. USA. 90 min. Rated R With Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger & James McCaffrey Go see Compliance. Why? Because I told you to. If you still think that […]

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Directed by Wuershan Produced by Chen KuoFu Screenplay by Ran Ping, Ran JiaNan Produced by Yang HongTao, Wang Ruojun, Wang ZhongJun, Guo L Released by Well Go USA Mandarin with English subtitles China. 133 min. Not rated With Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Wei Zhao & Mini Yang Wuershan’s Painted Skin: The Resurrection, a loose sequel […]

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 […]