The Immigrant | James Gray
Released May 16 | The Weinstein Company
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Released May 16 | The Weinstein Company
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Like Father, Like Son | Hirokazu Koreeda
Released January 17 | IFC Films
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Released January 17 | IFC Films
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The Lunchbox | Ritesh Batra
Released February 28 | Sony Pictures Classics
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Mistaken delivery of The Lunchbox fires up an epistolary romance, with delicate Indian meals that adhere to tradition but offer new flavors. Grade: A
Released February 28 | Sony Pictures Classics
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Mistaken delivery of The Lunchbox fires up an epistolary romance, with delicate Indian meals that adhere to tradition but offer new flavors. Grade: A
Maidentrip | Jillian Schlesinger
Released January 17 | First Run Features
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Teen sailor Laura Dekker circumnavigates the globe on a solo Maidentrip that marks her passage to independence and immersion in life at sea. Grade: A
Released January 17 | First Run Features
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Teen sailor Laura Dekker circumnavigates the globe on a solo Maidentrip that marks her passage to independence and immersion in life at sea. Grade: A
The Retrieval | Chris Eska
Released April 11 | Variance Films
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Released April 11 | Variance Films
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Violette | Martin Provost
Released June 13 | Adopt Films
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Released June 13 | Adopt Films
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Anita | Frieda Lee Mock
Released March 21 | Samuel Goldwyn Films
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With the calm directness of Professor Hill, Anita offers a strong, clear vision of a woman who gracefully survived being vilified and deified. Grade: A-
Released March 21 | Samuel Goldwyn Films
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With the calm directness of Professor Hill, Anita offers a strong, clear vision of a woman who gracefully survived being vilified and deified. Grade: A-
Dom Hemingway | Richard Shepard | @SaltyShep
Released April 4 | Fox Searchlight
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A cocky Jude Law is the profane, insane, hard man Dom Hemingway in brash, idiosyncratic portrait of a gangster driven by his swinging moods. Grade: A-
Released April 4 | Fox Searchlight
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A cocky Jude Law is the profane, insane, hard man Dom Hemingway in brash, idiosyncratic portrait of a gangster driven by his swinging moods. Grade: A-
Frank | Lenny Abrahamson
Released August 15 |
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Released August 15 |
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Hateship Loveship | Liza Johnson
Released April 11 | IFC Films
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Released April 11 | IFC Films
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Ida | Pawel Pawilkowski
Released May 2 | Music Box Films
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Released May 2 | Music Box Films
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Particle Fever | Mark Levinson
Released March 7 | Abramorama and BOND360
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Experimental and theoretical physicists are mindful of matter in enlightening Particle Fever as Large Hadren Collider puts them to the test. Grade: A-
Released March 7 | Abramorama and BOND360
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Experimental and theoretical physicists are mindful of matter in enlightening Particle Fever as Large Hadren Collider puts them to the test. Grade: A-
Veronica Mars | Rob Thomas
Released March 14 | Warner Bros.
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Grown-up Veronica Mars has settled, but can't turn away from trouble in splendid update that honors teen detective series and her tenacity. Grade: A-
Released March 14 | Warner Bros.
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Grown-up Veronica Mars has settled, but can't turn away from trouble in splendid update that honors teen detective series and her tenacity. Grade: A-
The Amazing Catfish | Claudia Sainte-Luce
Released June 13 | Strand Releasing
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Released June 13 | Strand Releasing
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Borgman | Alex van Warmerdam
Released June 6 | Drafthouse Films
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Hypnotic interloper Borgman tailors his lethal manipulation to corrode a complacent family from within their protective cocoon of affluence. Grade: B+
Released June 6 | Drafthouse Films
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Hypnotic interloper Borgman tailors his lethal manipulation to corrode a complacent family from within their protective cocoon of affluence. Grade: B+
A Fantastic Fear of Everything | Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell
Released February 7 | Universal Pictures
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Writer has A Fantastic Fear of Everything in comedy of astute paranoia and grievous ineptitude, with narrative flowing from his imagination. Grade: B+
Released February 7 | Universal Pictures
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Writer has A Fantastic Fear of Everything in comedy of astute paranoia and grievous ineptitude, with narrative flowing from his imagination. Grade: B+
Gloria | Sebastián Lello
Released January 17 | Roadside Attractions
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The happy sad Chilean Gloria doesn't shy away from the passion of her late in life affair, which awakens confidence and challenges passivity. Grade: B+
Released January 17 | Roadside Attractions
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The happy sad Chilean Gloria doesn't shy away from the passion of her late in life affair, which awakens confidence and challenges passivity. Grade: B+
Love & Air Sex aka The Bounceback | Bryan Poyser | @BryanLePoyser
Released February 7 | Tribeca Film
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Rewired romantic comedy Love & Air Sex shows how twentysomethings utilize the emotional distance of technology to get up close and personal. Grade: B+
Released February 7 | Tribeca Film
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Rewired romantic comedy Love & Air Sex shows how twentysomethings utilize the emotional distance of technology to get up close and personal. Grade: B+
The Pirate Fairy | Peggy Holmes
Released February 28 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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From covetousness to cooperation, pixie dust unites Tinkerbell's flying sorority after The Pirate Fairy purloins their magical power source. Grade: B+
Released February 28 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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From covetousness to cooperation, pixie dust unites Tinkerbell's flying sorority after The Pirate Fairy purloins their magical power source. Grade: B+
The Rocket | Kim Mordaunt
Released January 10 | Kino Lorber
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Cursed Laotian boy makes his own luck with The Rocket in modern fairy tale of idyllic life being washed away, and sleeping tigers awakening. Grade: B+
Released January 10 | Kino Lorber
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Cursed Laotian boy makes his own luck with The Rocket in modern fairy tale of idyllic life being washed away, and sleeping tigers awakening. Grade: B+
7 Boxes | Rob Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori | @tanaschembori
Released February 7 | Breaking Glass Pictures
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A simple job transporting 7 Boxes across an Uruguayan market takes surprising turns as this thriller becomes a vehicle for sharp neorealism. Grade: B+
Released February 7 | Breaking Glass Pictures
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A simple job transporting 7 Boxes across an Uruguayan market takes surprising turns as this thriller becomes a vehicle for sharp neorealism. Grade: B+
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