Studio: The Weinstein Company
Directed by John Carney
Jul 02, 2014
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From one angle, Begin Again can be viewed as a meta-sequel to writer-director John Carney’s earlier music film, Once.
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Studio: IFC Midnight
Directed by Dan Beers
Jul 01, 2014
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The film will probably be tiresomely described as “Groundhog Day meets American Pie”, though this only slightly eclipses the latter for the sheer fact that it seems kind of sincere.
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Studio: Sundance Selects
Directed by Leslie Zemeckis
Jun 30, 2014
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Zemeckis nails the spirits of oddness and voyeurism that made freak shows so popular, and that’s both praise and part of the film’s weakness.
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Studio: Radius-TWC
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Jun 27, 2014
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Set in a future where the Earth has been consumed by a new ice age, Snowpiercer—the English language debut of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho—is the story of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow a brutal caste system in the last remaining human refuge: a massive train that infinitely circles the planet.
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Studio: Drafthouse Films
Directed by Katrin Gebbe
Jun 26, 2014
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Nothing Bad Can Happen examines modern faith in a way few films do.
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Studio: Lionsgate
Directed by David Wain
Jun 25, 2014
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Director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) has created a playfully bizarre takedown of romantic comedies that just barely manages to not wear out its welcome.
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Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Directed by Joe Berlinger
Jun 24, 2014
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Joe Berlinger’s Whitey focuses almost exclusively on Bulger’s 2013 trial, only giving the briefest information regarding his background and his rise to prominence.
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Studio: IFC Films
Directed by Kat Candler
Jun 23, 2014
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Hellion paints a plaintive portrait of a family trapped in the bottom echelon of America’s middle class.
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Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Paul Haggis
Jun 20, 2014
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For Haggis—best known for writing and directing Crash—we’d have been shocked if these three sets of characters weren’t somehow all connected.
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Studio: Sundance Selects
Directed by Roman Polanski
Jun 19, 2014
Cinema
Issue #50 - June/July 2014 - Future Islands
Roman Polanski proves his dexterity once again with this dark, mystifying, and anything but simple two-character, single-location film.
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