HUSTLERS (director/writer: Lorene Scafaria; screenwriter: New York magazine article by Jessica Pressler; cinematographer: Todd Banhazl; editor: Kayla Emter; music: Jason Markey; cast: Constance Wu (Dorothy, a.k.a. Destiny), Jennifer Lopez (Ramona),…
GOLDFINCH, THE (director: John Crowley; screenwriter: Peter Straughan/novel by Donna Tartt; cinematographer: Roger Deakins; editor: Kelley Dixon; music: Trevor Gureckis; cast: Ansel Elgort (Theo Decker), Oakes Fegley (Theo as a…
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (director/writer: Céline Sciamma; cinematographer: Claire Mathon; editor: Julien Lacheray; music: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier/Arthur Simonini; cast: Adèle Haenel…
KNIVES OUT (director/writer: Rian Johnson; cinematographer: Steve Yedlin; editor: Bob Ducsay; music: Nathan Johnson; cast: Christopher Plummer (Harlan Thrombrey), Daniel Craig (Benoit Blanc), Jamie Lee Curtis (Linda Drysdale-Thrombrey), Toni Collette…
PAINTED BIRD,THE (director/writer: Václav Marhoul; screenwriter: based on Jerzy Kosinski’s novel; cinematographer: Vladimir Smutny; editor: Ludek Hudec; music: Petr Ostrouchov; cast: Petr Kotlár (Nameless Boy), Nina Shunevych (Marta), Alla Sokolova…
BUNUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES (director/writer: Salvador Simó; screenwriters: Eligio R. Montero/based on the graphic novel by Fermin Solis; cinematographer: Jose Manuel Pinero; editor: Jose Manuel Jiménez; music:…
BLOOD PARADISE (director/writer: Patrick von Barkenberg; screenwriter: Andréa Winter; cinematographer: Thomas Rist; editor: Matteo Marchisano-Adamo; music: Andréa Winter; cast: Andréa Winter (Robin Richards), Patrick von Barkenberg (Teddy), Bauer (Hunting Dog),…
MARRIAGE STORY (director/writer: Noah Baumbach; cinematographer: Robbie Ryan; editor: Jennifer Lame; music: Randy Newman; cast: Adam Driver (Charlie), Scarlett Johansson (Nicole), Alan Alda (Bert Spitz, Lawyer), Laura Dern (Nora Fanshaw),…
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT (director/writer: Hannah Pearl Utt; screenwriter: Jen Tullock; cinematographer: Jon Keng; editor: Kent Kincannon; music: Ryan Tullock; cast: Hannah Pearl Utt (Rachel Gurner), Jen Tullock (Jackie), Oona…
ODE TO JOY (director/writer: Jason Winer; screenwriters: Max Werner/inspired by a story on WBEZ Chicago's "This American Life" by Chris Higgins; cinematographer: David Robert Jones; editor: Peter Teschner; music: Jeremy…