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Nymphomaniac: Volume II

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 […]

The Missing Picture

Directed by Rithy Panh Produced by Catherine Dussart Written by Panh and Christophe Bataille French with English subtitles Released by Strand Releasing Cambodia/France. 92 min. Not rated The Missing Picture creatively relives the Cambodian holocaust and surmounts the storytelling problem intrinsic to retelling such horrors. Time inexorably passes, evidence disappears, and the last witnesses grow […]

Finding Vivian Maier

Written, Produced and Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel Released by Sundance Selects USA. 83 min. Not rated If you put aside the deep knowledge Finding Vivian Maier imparts about an undeniably powerful contributor to photography, and the stark sense of the wildly eccentric character behind the images, you are left with one of […]

Hide Your Smiling Faces

Edited, Written and Directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone Produced by Matthew Petock, Zach Shedd, Carbone, and Jordan Bailey-Hoover Released by Tribeca Film USA. 80 minutes. Not Rated With Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson, Colm O’Leary, Ivan Tomic, Thomas Cruz, Christina Starbuck and Chris Kies Fresh coming-of-age tales are difficult to make for the simple reason that […]

Mistaken for Strangers

Directed by Tom Berninger Released by Abramorama Entertainment USA. 74 min. Not rated Matt Berninger, the lead singer of the indie rock band the National, is a very self-possessed individual. He is slim and handsome with steel blue gimlet eyes. When his band’s concerts begin, he strolls on stage with a glass of red wine […]

A Birder’s Guide to Everything

Directed by Rob Meyer Produced by Kirsten Duncan Fuller, Lisa K. Jenkins, Dan Lindau and R. Paul Miller Written by Luke Matheny and Meyer Released by Screen Media Films. USA. 88 min. Not rated With Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Le Gros, Alex Wolff, Michael Chen, Katie Chang, and Ben Kingsley Rob Meyer’s feature directorial debut, A […]

It Felt Like Love

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 […]

Le Week-End

Directed by Roger Michell Produced by Kevin Loader Written by Hanif Kureishi Released by Music Box Films UK. 93 min. Rated R With Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander & Judith Davis After 30 years of marriage, Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg (Lindsay Duncan) are expecting a comfortable, satisfied existence, but life hasn’t […]

On My Way

Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot Written by Bercot and Jérôme Tonnerre Produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier Released by Cohen Media Group French with English subtitles France. 113 min. Not rated With Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gérard Garouste, Camille, Claude Gensac, Paul Hamy, Mylène Demongeot and Hafsia Herzi Filmmakers like knocking Catherine Deneuve, now in […]