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11 Flowers

Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai Produced by Xiaoshuai, Isabelle Glachant, Didar Domehri, Lü Dong, Laurent Baudens & Gaël Nouaille Written by Xiaoshuai & Lao Ni Released by First Run Features Shanghainese & Mandarin with English subtitles China/France. 115 min. Not rated With Liu Wenqing, Wang  Jingchun & Yan Ni Director Wang Xiaoshuai’s autobiographical 11 Flowers turns […]

The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek

Directed, Written & Produced by Wendy Jo Cohen Released by WideSphere Films USA. 96 min. Not Rated With Matthew Ludwinski, Andy Sandberg, Feng Tien Lui, Barron A. Myers, Cheri Paige Fogleman, Tim Cusack, Zeb Hollins III, John Redmond, Maureen Brooks, Emilie Bonsant, Emily Mitchell & Shelley McPherson The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek is a […]

North Sea Texas

Directed by Bavo Defurne Produced by Yves Verbraeken. Written by Defurne, Yves Verbraeken, based on the book Nooit gaat dit over by Andre Sollie Released by Strand Releasing Dutch with English subtitles Belgium. 96 min. Not rated With Jelle Florizoone, Eva Van Der Gucht, Mathias Vergels, Nina Marie Kortekaas, Katelijne Damen, Luk Wyns & Thomas […]

Like Someone in Love

Written & Directed by Abbas Kiarostami Produced by Marin Karmitz & Kenzo Horikoshi Released by Sundance Selects Japanese with English subtitles France/Japan. 109 min. Not rated With Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno & Ryo Kase Abbas Kiarostami’s follow up to his tremendous Certified Copy could be considered its companion piece. Again, he’s working outside of his […]

Lore

Directed by Cate Shortland Produced by Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Watts, Paul Welsh & Benny Dreschel Written by Shortland & Robin Mukherjee, based on the novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert Released by Music Box Films Germany/Australia/UK. 108 min. Not Rated German with English subtitles With Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina […]

The Playroom

Directed by Julia Dyer Written by Gretchen Dyer Produced by Stephen Dyer & Angie Meyer Released by Freestyle Releasing USA 83 min. Not rated With John Hawkes, Molly Parker, Olivia Harris, Jonathon McClendon, Alexandra Doke, Ian Veteto, Jonathan Brooks, Lydia Mackay & Cody Linley In this mini Deadwood cast reunion, Molly Parker and John Hawkes […]

Side Effects

Directed by Steven Soderbergh Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Gregory Jacobs and Scott Z. Burns Written by Burns Released by Open Road Films USA. 106 min. Rated R Starring Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Vinessa Shaw Steven Soderbergh has threatened for some time now to quit making movies. His latest, the […]

The Pirogue

Directed by Moussa Touré Produced by Éric Névé, Oumar Sy, and Adrien Maigne Written by Névé & David Bouchet, based on a story by Abasse Ndione Released by ArtMattan Productions French, Wolof & Al Pelaar with English subtitles Senegal/France. 87 min. Not rated With Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Mame Astou Diallo, Laïty Fall & Babacar Oualy […]

Clandestine Childhood

Directed by Benjamín Ávila Produced by Luis Puenzo Written by Ávila & Marcello Müller Released by Film Movement Spanish with English subtitles. Argentina/Spain/Brazil. 110 min. Not rated With Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso, Ernesto Alterio & Cristina Banegas In his debut feature film, director Benjamín Ávila draws on his own childhood to create a […]