Leaving Los Angeles: Ponsoldt’s Feature of Addiction & Recovery Anchored by Strong Lead
Director James Ponsoldt follows up his under seen 2006 debut Off the...
Dying of the light: Sachs' Latest a Quiet Heartbreak of Growing Apart
Multifaceted director Ira Sachs returns with Keep the Lights On, his first feature...
The Jewish Exorcist: Bornedal Dips Back into English Language for Derivative Genre Effort
Danish master Ole Bornedal already has a finicky history with the...
Hold, Please: Travis’ Debut an Anachronistic, Hilarious Laugh
Penned by Katie Ann Naylon and star Lauren Miller, For a Good Time, Call… is a surprisingly...
Head In the Clouds: Laugier’s English Speaking Horror Feature Poorly Manufactured
After his infamously violent 2008 horror flick Martyrs landed him on the top of...
Teenage Wasteland: Elgin James Gives Us Teen Angst for Debut
A Sundance Lab creation, Elgin James’ debut, Little Birds is a strong first effort, one...
Standup comedian Mike Birbiglia has taken his personal tale of failed relationships, comedic development, and serious sleep disorders to the stage, the page, and...
Where’s an Attenborough When You Need One?: Neil’s Debut a Blank Slate
Acting and dialogue coach Christopher Neil, a vague member of the Coppola Clan,...
Feels Like The First Time: Guerrero’s Debut Nondescript But Heartfelt
Writer/director Aurora Guerrero’s feature debut, Mosquita Y Mari is a coming of age exercise in...
Krieger Asks You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone
An emotionally grounded dramedy authored by a pair of television veterans and a burgeoning...
Friedkin Back with A Vengeance: A delicious, glossy throwback to the daring exploitative themes of the 1970s.
Incest, murderous rednecks, and a bucket of chicken...
With this past Spring’s release of Damsels In Distress, his first new title in thirteen years, the Criterion Collection has refurbished two Whit Stillman...
Men at Work: Duplass Bros. Deliver Painfully Funny Olympiads
Over the past seven years, the Duplass Brothers have made five feature-length films with each exploring...
Parent Trapped: Solondz Does Arrested Development
The latest from provocative filmmaker Todd Solondz, Dark Horse, seems deceptively simple, already touted as one of his most...
Turner’s Classic Movies were far Superior to this Insipid Comic Family Drama
Kathleen Turner attacks the lead role in Anne Renton's ‘The Perfect Family’ as...
Cancer Eats More Than Just Kate Hudson’s Colon in Kassell’s Emotional Porn
After her excellent 2004 feature debut The Woodsman, Nicole Kassell finally returns with...
POV Shot: Baker and Hemingway Craft Intricate Tale
Pornography, prostitution, and pimping, worlds that are often portrayed as a dark underbelly, away from the center,...
Californian Flip-Flopping: Romanski Examines the Rekindling of a Past Connection
In producer Adele Romanski’s directorial debut, Erin and Cal (Megan Boone and David Nordstrom) rekindle...
Sing ‘em With Me: Ambitious Horror Anthology Overreaches Itself
Nearly every anthology film ever made suffers from the same predicament in that there are usually...
If Only Everyone Else Did, Too
If you’re seeking shamefacedly cheesy special effects, a lobotomized H.P. Lovecraft inspired tale, and mortifyingly bad performances, then look...
Leave Chris Crocker Alone, or Don't
You're first introduction to the self documented web star, Chris Crocker, may very well be the now infamous “Leave...
Paradise Lost and Found: Payne Delivers Heartbreaking Tale That Will Pull Heartstrings
Among the films guaranteed to not implode between its premium fall festival showings...