24 Days (Arcady, 2014)
A terrifying kidnapping for ransom raises fears about renewed anti-Semitism.
Category: Disclosure
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In Country (Attie and O’Hara, 2014)
War reenactment…huh…yeah…what is it good for? “Possibly something,” is the reply emanating from this documentary tracking a group of Vietnam War reenactors in Oregon.
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(Dis)honesty: The Truth About Lies (Melamede, 2015)
A famous G. K. Chesterton quote states, "Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable."
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UnDivided (Martin, 2013)
"The best way to convince people you don't have an agenda is to not have an agenda."
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Madden, 2015)
It's clear that when beloved matriarch figure Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) describes hotel entrepreneur Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (★★★) is attempting to write its own review. Sonny, she observes in a moment of droll understatement, gets a lot of things wrong...but never when it matters most. When he gets things right, it is a sight to behold.
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Farewell to Hollywood (Corra and Nicholson, 2015)
This documentary about the relationship between a filmmaker and his dying young protégée is both troubling and inspiring, but never boring.
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Out of the Dark (Quílez, 2014)
Either Out of the Dark had the misfortune to be released too soon in the wake of The Babadook or--more likely--horror films in general are a bit too formulaic for my taste.
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Rocks in my Pockets (Baumane, 2014)
Cliché alert! Signe Baumane’s debut feature film is an instant classic, thanks to evocative, inventive animation and its authentic, heartfelt look at mental illness.
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Beyond the Mask (Burns, 2015)
Who doesn't like a good redemption arc?
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As It is in Heaven (Overbay, 2014)
With his debut feature, director Joshua Overbay has created an intriguing story of a tiny cult, prompting consideration of the continuum uniting acceptable religion and fringe groups.