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Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Drama Rated NR

“…about the unexpected – and little understood – intermingling of the earthly and the divine.”

Project Nim (2011)

Documentary Rated PG-13

A documentary about a chimpanzee, in which the chimp is the only one to behave humanely. Director James Marsh was wise enough to know that it isn’t the story of Nim that is most compelling here, even if he was a chimp raised as a human child in the 1970s as part of a strange

A Man Escaped (1956)

Drama Rated NR

The Filmspotting Bresson Marathon continues with this classic, a "work of sublime simplicity.&quot

Wanderlust (2012)

Comedy Rated R

“…a fabric of amusing bits and pieces – something like a shaggy, hippie blanket that’s adorned with delightful little gems.

Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Comedy Rated R

This debut from director David Wain has its moments, but considering the cast there should be far more of them. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo, Bradley Cooper, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Christopher Meloni (my personal favorite), Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio – they’re all here as

Artist, The (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

“Deeper than mere mimicry…

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…an uncomfortable combination of movie precociousness and real-world catastrophe.

Haywire (2012)

Action/Adventure Rated R

“When Carano gets a good grip on one of her victims, it’s impossible to peel her off; she’s like lethal duct tape.

A Separation (2011)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…like being caught in a barbed-wire fence of ethical dilemmas.

Grey, The (2012)

Action/Adventure Rated R

“For an adventure movie about a group of plane-crash survivors being hunted by wolves, this is heavy stuff.

Recent Reviews

The Drama (2026)

Drama Rated R

“… inflicts a contrived construct on Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, one from which they never escape.”

Tender Mercies (1983)

Drama Rated PG

“… an unhurried meditation on prodigal singers and profligate love.”

The Great Santini (1979)

Drama Rated PG

“… has a literally commanding Duvall at the center of it.”


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