Along with rabble-rouser Lars von Trier, Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg was at the forefront of the influential Dogme 95 movement, an austere cinematic experiment which eschewed not only special effects…
Title: Terms and Conditions May Apply Director: Cullen Hoback An engaging and rather scary nonfiction look at the death-by-papercut of online privacy, “Terms and Conditions May Apply” roots down into…
Title: Downloaded Director: Alex Winter David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin provided a superlative look at the messy founding of one of the new digital age’s true pillars with the Oscar-winning…
Title: Pawn Shop Chronicles Director: Wayne Kramer Starring: Paul Walker, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fraser, DJ Qualls, Matt Dillon, Elijah Wood, Vincent D’Onofrio, Pell James, Chi McBride, Thomas Jane, Rachelle Lefevre…
Title: Gasland Part II Director: Josh Fox In 2010, Josh Fox’s shocking documentary “Gasland,” with footage of Pennsylvania residents along the Delaware River Basin lighting their tap water on fire,…
Title: American Courtesans Director: James Johnson A candid but ultimately frustrating documentary look at the modern-day experience of escorts in the United States, “American Courtesans” both benefits and, later, suffers…
Title: Laurence Anyways Director: Xavier Dolan Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Magalie Lapine-Blondeau, David Savard A snappy, expressive visual style and superlative lead performances power 23-year-old…
Title: The Stroller Strategy Director: Clément Michel Starring: Raphaël Personnaz, Charlotte Le Bon, Jerome Commandeur, Camelia Jordana Summoning up unnerving visions of an inevitable American remake starring Josh Duhamel or…
Title: Just Like a Woman Director: Rachid Bouchareb Starring: Sienna Miller, Golshifteh Farahani, Roschdy Zem, Tim Guinee, Bahar Soomekh, Chafia Boudraa Themes of cultural identity and disunity figure prominently into…
