Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (movie 2013) review: Lars von Trier shows once again his cinematic genius in this starkly funny effort. Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin star.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (movie 2014) review: An excellent Ralph Fiennes shines in Wes Anderson’s visually and thematically expansive feast. Jude Law and Saoirse Ronan costar.
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The Lunchbox (movie 2013) review: Ritesh Batra’s Mumbai-set debut feature weaves an epistolary ‘socio-romantic’ narrative. Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur star.
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Inside Llewyn Davis (movie 2013) review: Oscar Isaac is a memorable human dud in Joel and Ethan Coen’s impressive music world drama. Carey Mulligan costars.
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Un Flic (movie 1972) review: Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve deliver first-rate performances in this excellent Jean-Pierre Melville neo-noir. Richard Crenna costars.
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Call Me Kuchu (movie 2012) review: Though focused on anti-gay bigotry in Uganda, this well-made documentary is a reminder that deadly hate is a global plague.
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Paradise: Love (movie 2012) review: Ulrich Seidl’s deeply affecting psychological drama revolves around the international sex tourism industry. Margarete Tiesel stars.
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Like Someone in Love (movie 2012) review: Tokyo-set Abbas Kiarostami drama offers a stylish and intriguing look at a dysfunctional ‘love triangle.’
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Queen Christina (movie 1933) review: Greta Garbo gives what may well be her most magnetic performance as the mannish Swedish queen in Rouben Mamoulian’s classic.
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Au Revoir les Enfants (movie 1987) review: Louis Malle’s Oscar-nominated Occupied France-set semi-autobiographical drama is possibly the director’s finest effort.
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Mildred Pierce (movie 1945) review: Oscar winner Joan Crawford is terrific as psycho Ann Blyth’s devoted mother in Michael Curtiz’s noir melo. Zachary Scott and Jack Carson costar.
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A Tale of Two Cities movie. Although not as widely known as other Old Hollywood spectacles, David O. Selznick’s film production of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, set …
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Black Swan (movie 2010) review: Oscar winner Natalie Portman rises to the challenge in Darren Aronofsky’s brilliantly multilayered psychological thriller. Mila Kunis costars.
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Tokyo Sonata (movie 2008) review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa exposes the unraveling of Japan’s traditional social fabric in this capably acted urban drama. Teruyuki Kagawa and Kyôko Koizumi star.
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Let the Right One In (movie 2008) review: Tomas Alfredson creates a refreshing blend of character study, budding romance and supernatural horror. Kåre Hedebrant stars.
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Young People Fucking / YPF (movie 2007) review: Martin Gero’s true-to-life sex romantic dramedy is both funny and provocative – and a times quite surprising. Aaron Abrams stars.
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Cinecon attractions include the sentimental 1930 Al Jolson musical Mammy and the early Bette Davis drama The Menace.
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Cinecon movies: Uncut version of the pre-Code WWI drama The Eagle and the Hawk and the gender-role-reversal silent The Home Maker.
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Notable Cinecon movies include the ‘male bonding’ 1914 silent Damon and Pythias and an entertaining crime tale with a pre-Dr. Watson Nigel Bruce.
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Pineapple Express (movie 2008) review: James Franco and Seth Rogen star in David Gordon Green’s entertaining stoner comedy that mixes action with potheaded silliness.
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Cobra (movie 1925) review: The most effective Rudolph Valentino star vehicle revolves around a real love story – between two male friends. Nita Naldi and Casson Ferguson costar.
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The Aerial (movie 2007) review: Esteban Sapir’s black-and-white, near-silent morality fantasy is both daringly innovative and lovingly nostalgic.
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Targets (movie 1968) review: Boris Karloff is fantastic in this disturbing Peter Bogdanovich thriller that shows life and art as irrevocably intertwined. Tim O’Kelly costars.
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Redbelt (movie 2008) review: A memorable Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in this impressive (yet commercially unsuccessful) David Mamet morality tale. Emily Mortimer and Tim Allen costar.
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Stardust Memories (movie 1980) review: Contemplative Woody Allen comedy is one of the most profound films ever made. Charlotte Rampling and Jessica Harper costar.
Blue Jasmine (movie 2013) review: Woody Allen shows he’s pissed in this mordantly thoughtful and beautifully acted social satire. Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins star.
Mud (movie 2012) review: Locals Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon make Jeff Nichols’ unusual coming-of-age drama and psychological thriller mix feel more genuine.
Bad Education (movie 2004) review: Brazenly subversive Pedro Almodóvar (gay) ‘film noir’ is one of the most daring exemplars of the genre. Gael García Bernal and Fele Martínez star.
To Each His Own (movie 1946) review: Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland creates a shrewd portrayal in Mitchell Leisen’s heartfelt melodrama. John Lund costars.
Cinecon attractions include a squeaky-voiceless (silent) and brunette Jean Arthur in The Poor Nut and a young Alice Faye in one of her earliest musicals.
Baghead (movie 2008) review: Jay and Mark Duplass’ clever indie comedy and thriller mix isn’t your usual ‘cabin in the woods’ tale. Greta Gerwig and Ross Partridge star.
The Valet (movie 2006) review: The gifted Daniel Auteuil delivers an appealing comic performance in the latest Francis Veber farce. Gad Elmaleh and Alice Taglioni costar.