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At The Devil’s Door

Studio: IFC Midnight
Directed by Nicholas McCarthy

Sep 10, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Before you make a deal with the devil, always, always, always read the fine print.

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Honeymoon

Studio: Magnet
Directed by Leigh Janiak

Sep 10, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

For their honeymoon, Bea and Paul escape the bustle of New York City to Bea’s family’s lake cabin in the woods. Their first few days as man and wife are soon spoiled, though, when Bea exhibits odd behavior.

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The Skeleton Twins

Studio: Roadside Attractions
Directed by Craig Johnson

Sep 09, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Need it be said that a comedy about suicidal siblings is going to be a little bleak?

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A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY

Studio: HBO Documentary Films
Directed by Liz Garbus

Sep 08, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Steve Buscemi returns to his old firehouse, Engine 55, reconnects with old friends, and interviews a handful of current and retired firefighters about their experiences within the FDNY.

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The Congress

Studio: Drafthouse Films
Directed by Ari Folman

Sep 08, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Robin Wright plays herself (and an animated version of herself) in The Congress, director Ari Folman’s trippy, half cartoon, half live-action mind-bender.

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Last Days in Vietnam

Studio: American Experience
Directed by Rory Kennedy

Sep 05, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Perhaps Americans were long-past ready to move on from Vietnam by the beginning of 1975, but for those who remained behind, some of the most trying hours of the conflict were yet ahead.

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God Help the Girl

Studio: Amplify
Directed by Stuart Murdoch

Sep 04, 2014 Cinema Stuart Murdoch

The sheer earnestness and unassuming glee of the film manage to pull off what contemporary musicals have been unable to do lately: evoke pure joy and enthrallment.

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Starred Up

Studio: Tribeca Film
Directed by David Mackenzie

Sep 03, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Teenage Eric Love has just been transferred to an adult penitentiary. One long-time prisoner instantly lays down the law, brusquely and begrudgingly trying to show Eric the ropes and keep him out of trouble: Neville Love is Eric’s father, and tensions between the two men build as they navigate their rocky relationship while imprisoned on the same cellblock.

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Patema Inverted

Studio: GKIDS
Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura

Sep 02, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

The two civilizations in Patema Inverted are connected top-to-bottom, operating on polar opposite gravities. Neither world is aware of one another, until Patema, the young princess of the underground city, accidentally “falls” into the opposing world.

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