Music, Art Direction, Animation Direction, Edited, Written & Directed by Terence Nance Produced by James Bartlett, Andrew D. Corkin & Nance Released by Variance Films USA. 84 min. Not rated With Terence Nance & Namik Minter The tender opening credits appear as hand drawn overlays over a beautiful sequence shot in the tunnels of the […]
Produced & Directed by Beth Gage & George Gage Written by Beth Gage Released by First Run Features USA. 73 min. Not rated Listening to the passionate and eloquent message of Tim DeChristopher, I was reminded of the famous Unitarian minister William Ellery Channing. A transcendentalist, Channing preached about man’s innate goodness and his ability to […]
Directed by Noah Baumbach Written by Baumbach & Greta Gerwig Produced by Mr. Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Lila Yacoub & Rodrigo Teixeira Released by IFC Films. USA. 86 min. Rated R With Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Patrick Heusinger, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen & Grace Gummer Frances Ha is yet another story about a white 20-something woman […]
Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Produced by Anita Lee Released by Roadside Attractions Canada. 108 min. PG-13 So many fiction films open with the set-up of a faux biographer or documentarian sitting down with an old man and asking a question like: “Tell me the whole story of your marriage.” But in Stories We […]
Directed by Ben Wheatley Produced by Nira Park, Claire Jones & Andy Starke Written by Alice Lowe & Steve Oram Released by IFC Films UK. 88 min. Not rated With Alice Lowe, Steve Oram & Eileen Davies After a career directing TV, Ben Wheatley made his first feature Down Terrace (2009), an understated comedy about a […]
Directed by Jean François Laguionie Produced by Eric Jacquot Written by Anik Le Ray Released Gkids France. 76 min. Not rated The Painting begins with the image of an empty picture frame that expands to fill the screen. It’s a succinct statement of the film to follow, which has all the charm and depth of […]
Written & Directed by Tanner King Barklow & Gil Kofman Produced by Francis Krow Released by Seventh Art Releasing/Antidote Films USA/China. 90 min. Not rated Unmade in China tells a story that is both entertaining and unsurprising, tracking the trials and tribulations of Gil Kofman, an American director (The Memory Thief) trying to make a […]
Written & Directed by Ron Morales Produced by Rebecca Lundgren Released by Alamo Drafthouse Films Tagalog with English subtitles Philippines. 84 min. Not rated With Arnold Reyes, Menggie Corabarrubias, Dido de la Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito & Patricia Ona Gayond Marlon Villar (Arnold Reyes) is caught between the many responsibilities he has […]
Written & Directed by Jeff Nichols Produced by Sarah Green, Aaron Ryder & Lisa Maria Falcone Released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions USA. 130 min. Rated R With Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Joe Don Baker, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Sam Shepard & Michael Shannon Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland, and yes, […]