And you thought having Harvey Weinstein out of the way meant an end to simple-minded holocaust movies? The adventure continues when young Jewish brothers (Dorian Le Clech and Batyste Fleurial) living in occupied France are forced to leave their family home (and gold stars) behind and embark on the thrill …
Anna and Ben (writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally) are a married couple so well-versed in the art of bickering that their verbal fisticuffs end with “F.U.’s” exchanged in unison. So it's not super-suprising that recycling arguments by setting them to music turns out to be a perfectly logical way …
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The passive-aggressive daughter of a dead country singer (Allison Tolman) and her moneyed mother (JoBeth Williams) are living comfortably off the old man’s legacy until a headlong sister-from-another-groupie (Sophie Reid) comes along to claim her piece of the residuals pie. Half the fun of watching a movie like this is …
Brie Larson trades her Oscar for a sack of genetically modified rice in the romantic musical comedy set in India.
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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris — the team that brought you the irrepressibly cheerful Little Miss Sunshine — are back with another blast of candy-colored confection, this one based on what is considered by many to be the most highly publicized tennis match in history. Steve Carell stars as former …
Seung-wan Ryoo directs an escape attempt story set during the Japanese occupation of Korea. In Korean and Japanese with English subtitles.
Lower what little expectation you have going in and you’ll still be disappointed. How does powerlifting two refrigerators and flipping tractor tires make one a better lifeguard? Not sure, but having that question cross my mind provided the only laugh in this otherwise deadening trip to the multiplex. Note to …
A gay friend once observed, “The problem with bisexuality is eventually you’re forced to make a choice.” It’s at precisely that point that we’re introduced to Frankie (Harris Dickinson), a goal-free pretty boy torn between trolling chat rooms for father figures and seriously dating his girlfriend Simone (Madeleine Weinstein), an …
Incomer Michael Pearce’s crude-around-the-edges approach to writing and editing is a perfect fit for this tale of a disturbed young woman (Jessie Buckley) who is slowly being sucked under by the toxic quicksand of her relationship with Mom. She finds comfort in the arms of a drifter (Johnny Flynn), who …
Destined to go down in history books as the first narrative feature released during Trump’s reign that takes direct aim at the billionaire-game-show-host-turned-POTUS. It also has the distinction of presenting Salma Hayek’s Beatriz with the worst haircut of the actress’s career. Miguel Arteta (Cedar Rapids, Youth in Revolt) is responsible …
Comparisons — to Disney’s first live-action princess movie remake (2015’s Cinderella) and to the 1991 animated tale of a Beauty who wants “much more than this provincial life” (and the Beast who must win her heart if he is to recover his humanity) — may not be unavoidable, but they …
Comparisons — to Disney’s first live-action princess movie remake (2015’s Cinderella) and to the 1991 animated tale of a Beauty who wants “much more than this provincial life” (and the Beast who must win her heart if he is to recover his humanity) — may not be unavoidable, but they …
This plays as part of the 2017 San Diego International Film Festival. According to the program notes, "After a boy discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his godfather takes him on an epic journey to discover his past in a story of profound faith and …