Nouvelle Vague
Linklater’s homage to the French New Wave is a joyous affair, even though it surrenders to the myth of its subject
New Releases
Nouvelle Vague
Linklater’s homage to the French New Wave is a joyous affair, even though it surrenders to the myth of its subject
Adulthood
Alex Winter’s goofball crime comedy is more of a tedious trek than an excellent adventure.
Die My Love
Jennifer Lawrence shines in a visceral and stylistically bold look at postpartum depression
Palestine 36
An earlier occupation provides a sweeping historicity but lacks the texture of more intimate works on Palestine
A Magnificent Life
Animated biopic of Marcel Pagnol may be standard fare beneath its surface, but what a gorgeous surface
Hedda
Rather like Hedda herself, this is a garish and attention-seeking, yet ultimately soulless creature
Anemone
Daniel Day-Lewis returns in a rough-hewn, gloomy psychodrama directed by first-timer son, Ronan
Marco, the Invented Truth
Brilliant performance anchors this true story but ananswered questions cast a pall over the whole.
The Portuguese House
Stately but thoroughly rewarding film about new beginnings and the healing power of reinvention
DVDs
Eureka
A film that plays so apathetically with the concept of abstract art even Kandinsky would be left begging for cogency
