Every now and then, the curious in-between state of being a film critic in two different countries means an occasional slip in awareness. As much as I try to stay abreast of both the UK and US release schedules, I'm s...
Six years after Sarah Polley's powerful directorial debut "Away From Her," she's back with another warts-and-all look at committed relationships. But unlike the couple who had been together for decades in Po...
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman
Why: The scene in the dark with The Buggles blasting, which is such a perfect, gorgeous, communicative moment that it fee...
Earlier today, I was at the press day for "50/50," shooting video interviews with the cast, and one of the people working at the event was a local. As we were talking about movies I'd seen at the fest,...
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley
Why: Because David Cronenberg is one of the smartest filmmakers in the world, and his post-horror film career has been endles...
Jason Segel ("How I Met Your Mother") and Ed Helms ("The Hangover") star in "Jeff Who Lives at Home," the new film from the Duplass Brothers, the masters of low-key melancholy comedy (&qu...
"Avengers" fans may have to wait a while before the highly-anticipated comic book adaptation hits theaters, but they can see Nick Fury himself, Samuel L. Jackson, in the upcoming "The Samaritan," a...
