In the abbreviated life of French philosopher and sociopolitical activist Simone Weil (1909–1943), the daughter of agnostic Jews went to…
The pulpy scenarios change, but squinty action hero Jason Statham remains chiseled, coiled, and ready to hurl himself into scores…
Since their irresistibly madcap 2005 debut Iceberg, Belgium-based filmmakers, actors, and former clowns Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy…
Countless documentaries have feebly attempted to probe and illuminate the creative process (the phrase “dancing about architecture” springs to mind),…
Although Japanese animation virtuoso Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) serves only on the periphery as co-writer and production supervisor, his soulfulness…
A micro-to-macro expansion of, and logical conclusion to, Gary Hustwit’s elegantly compelling, design-in-the-everyday doc trilogy (which investigated the ubiquity of…
Insincere and superficially nihilistic, Mark Pellington’s swaggering, midlife-crisis melodrama—about a soulless quartet of asshole college buds you’d never want to…
With a chewy title to tip us off, director Carl Colby’s compelling and tricky portrait of his late pop streamlines…
In 1982, documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates traveled to Guatemala to capture both sides of the then-raging civil war, in which…
“Suburban malaise,” they call it, and it’s the reason why Long Island dental hygienist Laura (Jenna Fischer) self-soothes with afternoon…
Adapted from the memoir-ized 2003 tragedy-to-triumph of Hawaiian teen surfer Bethany Hamilton—who famously returned to her board a few weeks…
Moon director Duncan Jones’ pseudo-cerebral, modestly budgeted sci-fi thriller is a propulsive ride worth your popcorn dollar, not for its…
Raised as an exile in India, Tibetan ethnomusicologist and first-time filmmaker Ngawang Choephel returned to his homeland as an adult…
A couple of days before cashing in on a free Caribbean cruise for two, dorky Brooklyn hipster Max (Sean Bones)…
Beyond fans of Mélanie Laurent—who furiously fingers a fiddle and wears flashback wigs—The Concert may appeal to those who delight…
In a go-nowhere Pacific Northwest town, dreamy high-school sailor Charlie (played mostly by Zac Efron’s abs and piercing gaze) puts…
If you don’t already know the history of the American civil-rights movement (seriously?), of how everyday folks became nonviolent freedom…
No die-hard foodie would, in their right mind, argue any of the points made in Ana Sofia Joanes’ impassioned, good-egg…
This is not just the definitive portrait of street-art counterculture, but also a hilarious exposé of the gullibility of the…
I’m Not There screenwriter Oren Moverman makes his directorial debut with this moving and nuanced drama about the home-front readjustment…
Filmmaker Troy Duffy certainly makes an easy target—at least his former friends thought so when they made the 2003 doc…
The vampire trend continues, but the only authentic bloodsuckers in Cirque du Freak are its producers and studio execs. Drawn…
Chris Fuller’s powerfully unsettling debut—written in 1997 when the director was just 15—is a starkly lyrical portrait of angry, disaffected…
