Late summer means many local theatres will be packed with smaller, independent films trying to capitalize on the waning days of the year’s biggest movie-going season. Here, in brief are …
A Tale of Love and Darkness, the directorial debut of Oscar winning actor Natalie Portman and adapted from the memoirs of notable Israeli novelist and essayist Amos Oz, is an …
Although it’s more about the work and politics it takes to put on retrospective of a famous artist’s work at a museum, the documentary Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil …
Those who love the mid-to-late 90s output of Sam Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen brothers will find a lot to love in the complicated, slyly farcical Norwegian thriller In …
In the often wonky sub-genre of historical romances, the light-on-its-feet airiness of Southside with You hits like a refreshing breeze of originality.
Angry Indian Goddesses starts as a hilarious and biting feminist comedy about a group of friends gathering together for a wedding in modern day India, but it turns into something …
No one asked for a reboot of Ben-Hur, one of the greatest cinematic and religious epics ever made, so I suppose the best that can be said about a loose …
While it doesn’t exactly elevate the usually routine trappings of stories featuring delinquent teens struggling to find their way in the world, the French drama Standing Tall makes up for …
A terse family drama that increasingly gives way to a more intense psychological thriller, Edge of Winter, the debut feature from filmmaker Rob Connolly, takes a simple approach to a …
Two time Oscar winning documentarian Barbara Kopple (Harlan County U.S.A., American Dream) takes a look at a soul singer battling cancer and the stresses brought on by rising success in …