Directed by Jillian Schlesinger Produced by Schlesinger & Emily McAllister Released by First Run Features English & Dutch with English subtitles USA. 82 min. Not rated She was called delusional, spoiled, insane. The authorities tried to stop her and pressed a court case for about a year, but failed. Nothing was able to get in […]
Directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili & Simon Gross Written by Ekvtimishvili Released by Big World Pictures Georgian with English subtitles Georgia/Germany/France. 102 min. Not rated With Lika Babluani & Mariam Bokeria With Generation X getting older, there has been an increase in coming-of-age films and television series taking place in the late 1980s/early ’90s. From Stephen […]
By July, it was clear that there were already more than a half-dozen films that could securely claim a spot on a 10 best list. Overall, it was very good year, offering almost something for everyone, and with plenty of notable films hovering below the cut (the austere Paradise trilogy, the awards favorite 12 Years […]
Directed by Jonathan Gurfinkel Produced by Udi Yerushalmy Written by Rona Segal Released by Tribeca Film Hebrew with English subtitles Israel. 96 min. Not rated With Sivan Levy, Eviatar Mor, Roy Nik, Niv Zilberberg , Tal Grushka, Eran Ivanir & Ronit Yudkevich Some might argue that high school is the worst period in life—the raging […]
Directed by Jason Lapeyre & Robert Wilson Produced by Lewin Webb Written by Jason Lapeyre Released by Drafthouse Films Canada. 93 min. Not rated With Siam Yu, Gage Monroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gouveia, Mackenzie Munro, Alex Cardillo, Dyson Fyke, Spencer, Andy Reid, Kolton Stewart, Richard Nguyen, Eric Hanson, Alex Wall Mixed with the themes of […]
For the first time since it was founded 11 years ago, the narrative films competing for awards at the Tribeca Film Festival made up a noteworthy and motley bunch, and it was a real race. Usually gems by an unknown filmmaker made without any stars can be discovered in the various sidebars, but this year, […]
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts Produced by Tyler Davidson, Peter Saraf & John Hodges Written by Chris Galletta Released by CBS Films USA. 95 min. Rated R With Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Marc Evan Jackson, Erin Moriarty, Alison Brie & Mary Lynn Rajskub The Kings of Summer open with a […]
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, […]
Directed by Marc Evans Produced by Jon Finn and Dan Lupovitz Written by Laurence Coriat Released by Variance Films. UK. 109 min. Not rated With Minnie Driver, Haydn Gwynne, Bob Pugh, Owen Teale, Steve Speirs, Danielle Branch, Tom Harries, Darren Evans & Aneurin Barnard It’s 1976, and Vivienne (Minnie Driver) has dropped acting and returned […]