Beanpole
Dir. Kantemir Balagov
This heartbreaking Russian drama takes place in Leningrad six months after the end of the war. A boy is asked…
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Dir. Mouly Surya
There is a lot to admire about this revenge film from director Mouly Surya—the breathtaking shots of rural Indonesia, the…
Sidewalls
Dir. Gustavo Taretto
A Spanish 500 Days of Summer mixed with a more urban and up to date You’ve Got Mail. I liked…
I Dream in Another Language
Dir. Ernesto Contreras
An indigenous language is dying, and the last two people who speak it have not spoken to each other in…
The Last Man on the Moon
Dir. Mark Craig
The Last Man on the Moon is a documentary about astronaut Eugene Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 lunar landing…
Ink
Dir. Jamin Winans
An award-winning American independent Fantasy, Ink has become a sleeper hit worldwide. The film portrays a struggle between the forces…
Cloudburst
Dir. Thom Fitzgerald
Cloudburst is the very funny and heartwarming story of two old ladies, Stella (played by Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis) and…
Tu Dors Nicole
Dir. Stéphane Lafleur
Nicole is 22, just out of college, and adrift during her first summer as an “adult.” Tu Dors Nicole (“You’re…
Breathe
Dir. Julien Lambroschini & Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent both directed and wrote this, her fifth movie. She offers an impressive display of deft film-making and honest,…
Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One)
Dir. Guillaume Canet
Francois Cluzet, who you may remember from The Intouchable, plays a man whose wife is killed and is accused of…
Copenhagen
Dir. Mark Raso
Though it starts off somewhat slow, I was delightfully surprised at how much I loved this movie. A 28-year-old man…
A Coffee in Berlin
Dir. Jan-Ole Gerster
A black and white movie, A Coffee in Berlin is an early Woody Allen reminiscent film with a great emphasis…
Castaway on the Moon
Dir. Hae-jun Lee & Lee Hae-jun
I didn’t know anything about the movie before watching it (this was my husband’s pick for ‘one of us picks…
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Dir. Gareth Carrivick
A fun science fiction movie from the UK, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel stars Chris O’Dowd and Anna Faris.…
The Edge of Heaven
Dir. Fatih Akin
This is a hard movie to describe, but I’ll do my best without giving too much away. The movie takes…
One Cut of the Dead
Dir. Shin'ichirō Ueda & Shin'ichiro Ueda
Another indie zombie movie? Far from it. One Cut of the Dead, written and directed by Shin’ichirô Ueda, became a…
Fifi Howls from Happiness
Dir. Mitra Farahani
This incredible documentary is about the elusive Iranian artist Bahman Mohassess, whose work has the uniqueness of a Picasso or…
The Other Dream Team
Dir. Marius A. Markevicius & Marius Markevicius
Another fantastic documentary from 2012, this one tells the remarkable story of the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Men’s Basketball team that…
The Trotsky
Dir. Jacob Tierney
A fantastic and light Canadian comedy, the Trotsky stars Jay Baruchel as Leon Bronstein, a young man who believes himself…