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Nathan and David Zellner's latest film, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter", takes as their main character a woman not far removed f...

'71 I've almost forgotten exactly where Yann Demange's "'71" falls in the hectic line of new Jack O'Connel...

 Part of an ongoing series exploring the prolific, long-standing work of actress Maggie Cheung   Clean (2004), directed by Olivier...

5. Nine Queens (2000)- The loss of Argentinian writer/director Fabian Bielinsky in 2006 was a massive loss to international film making. ...

1. As Filhas do Fogo aka Daughters of Evil (1978)- Disjointed but highly atmospheric Portugese horror film in the loosest sense. Young Ana ...

Mixed feelings on Father John Misty's latest album, "I Love You, Honey Bear", but this track is the absolute best. ...

During last month's latest installment of the Sundance Film Festival, word began to trickle out about a horror film called  The Witch , ...

Ten more titles deserving a Region 1 DVD release: 1. Chiefs (1983)- Word of mouth has generally been strong for this 4 hour TV miniseries ...

Where does one begin with "Jupiter Ascending", the latest sci-fi romp from those once trendsetting Wachowski siblings? Perhaps the...

A Most Violent Year J.C. Chandor's third film is a seething, sepia-tinged crime drama that reverberates with the best intentions of 70...

The Boy With Green Hair (1947) ***- Losey’s debut film is a bit of a radical experiment- an allegory on war in the vein of a children’s fil...

1. As I Lay Dying (2013)- Perhaps the biggest surprise of this list... a competent, weary, sadness tinged and 'complete feeling' ada...

Mr. Turner What's most passionate about Mike Leigh's depiction of famous painter JMW Turner is the passing of time and its expec...

1) The unnoticed tear that falls slowly from a woman’s eye as she lies comatose in a bed and the man beside her holding her hand…. Farhadi’s...

20. Life Itself I’m not sure director Steve James needed to do much when tackling a biography of influential film critic Roger Ebert,...