Jordan M. Smith

Continued from picks 20 to 16.... 20. Fruitvale Station – Ryan Coogler 19. Cutie and the Boxer – Zachary Heinzerling 18. Valentine Road – Marta Cunningham 17. Dirty...

20. Fruitvale Station - Ryan Coogler Sundance has left a lasting impression this year. Among the lucky few who attended the world premiere of Ryan...

"A film about a group of bawdy broads making a life in a decadent whorehouse could make for tasteless rubbish, but House of Pleasures is a masterful film that takes it's sex laden subject, and shapes it into an unsettling tragedy that examines the companionship of the women, and the messy entrapment of a profession they've committed to."

"Jendreyko's film is a magnetic triumph of history and language through the personal story of a reflective old linguist. Fare warning though - at the finish of the film you may have a strange desire to iron your shirts and read Crime and Punishment."

"Jendreyko's film is a magnetic triumph of history and language through the personal story of a reflective old linguist. Fare warning though - at the finish of the film you may have a strange desire to iron your shirts and read Crime and Punishment."