In Fabric (2018)
Executive produced by Ben Wheatley, In Fabric is a comedic horror film from Peter Strickland, who made critical splashes with prior small-scale efforts like the crafty, giallo-homage of Berberian Sound Studio and the fetishistic...
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Greta (2018)
Although the film is called Greta (originally titled, The Widow), Chloe Grace Moretz’s character, a young waitress named Frances McCullen, is the one we follow most, newly relocated to New York City from Boston...
The Shape of Water (2017)
Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim) returns to his favorite playground once again, that realm where fantasy and reality co-exist, ever so tenuously. Though worlds apart in terms of its story, The Shape of Water may...
Wilson (2017)
Adapted by Daniel Clowes (Art School Confidential, Ghost World) from his own graphic novel from 2010, Wilson progresses beyond the one-panel comic strips from its print counterpart for the purpose of a more straightforward black comedy story...
Certain Women (2016)
Written and directed by Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves, Meek’s Cutoff), Certain Women offers three tangentially connected stories, inspired by three separate short works by Meile Meloy, delving deeply into the emotional lives of several women, tapping into...
Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
Sally Field (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lincoln) reminds us why she’s earned two Oscars (other than because we really, really like her) with her sublime performance in Hello My Name is Doris, a comedy with surprising emotional...
Her (2013)
Set in Los Angeles in the near future, Her is Spike Jonze’s science fiction-comedy-romance-drama satire which follows a lonely, separated man named Theodore Twombly (Phoenix, The Master), who spends his days working as a writer of “heartfelt”...
Moon (2009)
Moon probably works best the less you know about it. While I do feel my review doesn’t spoil the film, I would recommend saving reading anything after the next paragraph until after you’ve viewed the...
The Projectionist (1970)
A minor hidden gem collecting dust on the shelf at your video store, if it even carries it, The Projectionist is, based solely on outside appearances, a silly comedy featuring two comedians that usually “get...
The Lonely Guy (1984)
Adapted from Bruce Jay Friedman’s guide to help lonely men cope with their miserable existence with a sense of humor, The Lonely Guy is a sometimes uneven mixture of romance, screwball comedy, and self-help satire. ...