4th Row Films, 2015
Director: Douglas Tirola
Writers: Mark Monroe, Douglas Tirola
Out of 5: 4
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TAXI
Kino Lorber, 2015
Writer: Jafar Panahi
Director: Jafar Panahi
Out of 5: 4
THE WALK
ImageMovers/Sony Picture Entertainment, 2015
Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne, Philippe Petit
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Out of 5: 2.5
Finders Keepers
The Orchard, 2015
Director: Bryan Carberry and J. Clay Tweel
Out of 5: 4
Sicario
Lionsgate, 2015
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Out of 5: 3
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Firelight Media, 2015
Writer: Stanley Nelson
Director: Stanley Nelson
Out of 5: 4 Continue reading The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Goodnight Mommy
Austria, 2015
Writers: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Directors: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Out of 5: 3.5
[Editor’s note: It’s difficult to explain, as this is a spoiler-free review, but there are some extremely disturbing moments in Goodnight Mommy. Viewer discretion is advised.] Continue reading Goodnight Mommy
Sleeping With Other People
IFC Films, 2015
Writer: Leslye Headland
Director: Leslye Headland
Out of 5: 4.5
The Visit
Universal, 2015
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Out of 5: 3.5
Queen of Earth
IFC Films, 2015
Writers: Alex Ross Perry
Directors: Alex Ross Perry
Out of 5: 5
Queen of Earth opens with a long scene, shot mostly in one take, in which Catherine (Elisabeth Moss) dumps her boyfriend for cheating on her. The shot is the movie in microcosm: long and painful enough to be awkward at first, and then to cause active discomfort. Catherine starts off upset and spirals into agonized self-loathing, all while her boyfriend sits there and watches, ashamed and unsure. As in the movie as a whole, Moss is dynamite in the scene. As in the movie as a whole, it’s some of the best acting you’ll see all year. Continue reading Queen of Earth
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