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The Trip To Italy

Studio: IFC Films
Directed by Michael Winterbottom

Aug 15, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip to Italy—like its 2010 predecessor, The Trip—presents less a narrative than a series of dinnertime conversations between fictionalized versions of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as they tour restaurants along Italy’s Mediterranean coast.

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Life After Beth

Studio: A24
Directed by Jeff Baena

Aug 14, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

In the midst of mourning his girlfriend’s death, Zach is delighted to discover that Beth has returned to life, but somewhat dismayed by her growing hunger for human flesh.

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Ragnarok

Studio: Magnet
Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

Aug 13, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Sigurd Svendsen, a Norwegian archaeologist, is convinced that the Oseberg ship—a Viking vessel used as a burial chamber in the Ninth Century—is more than it seems.

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The Giver

Studio: The Weinstein Company
Directed by Phillip Noyce

Aug 12, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Author Lois Lowry’s prize-winning young adult book hasn’t made a smooth translation to the silver screen.

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The Dog

Studio: Drafthouse Films
Directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren

Aug 08, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

John Wojtowicz’s story was just crazy enough for the national press and for Hollywood to take notice, culminating in the 1975 production of the Academy-award winning film Dog Day Afternoon.

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What If

Studio: CBS Films
Directed by Michael Dowse

Aug 07, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Mopey, dopey Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe, sans magic wand or period costume) is a med school dropout with a skeptical outlook on love.

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The Maid’s Room

Studio: Paladin
Directed by Michael Walker

Aug 06, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

The Maid’s Room is by all means a predictable affair, wherein Drina (Paula Garcés) works for a wealthy family on Long Island and then is blackmailed by said family when the son refuses to turn himself in after a hit and run accident.

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After

Studio: Paladin
Directed by Pieter Gaspersz

Aug 05, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

The Valentinos are a histrionic American every-family worth little of your time.

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Calvary

Studio: Fox Searchlight
Directed by John Michael McDonagh

Jul 31, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

The sophomore effort from writer/director John Michael McDonagh explores ideas of faith, family and violence through a lens of pitch black humor.

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