Film Festivals 2010
Lourdes (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Jessica Hausner
Starring: Elina Lowensohn, Bruno Todeschini, Lea Seydoux, Sylvie Testud
This subtly satiric, yet sometimes touching, examination of faith, desire, and religion stars Sylvie Testud as Christine, a woman suffering from multi... Read more
Farewell (2009)
7/10
Director: Christian Carion
Starring: David Soul, Fred Ward, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Niels Arestrup, Willem Dafoe, Guill...
Based on an incredible true story, 'Farewell' is an espionage film about events that changed world history. In Moscow 1981, Colonel Sergei Gregoriev (... Read more
Wah Do Dem (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ben Chace, Sam Fleischner
Starring: Carl Bradshaw, Ira Wolf-Tuton, Norah Jones, Sean Bones, Mark Gibbs, Patrick Morr...
Aka 'What They Do'. Young Brooklyn musician Max (Sean Bones) decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone after his girlfriend Willow (Norah Jones) dumps... Read more
Beeswax (2009)
6/10
Director: Andrew Bujalski
Starring: Katy O'Connor, Alex Karpovsky, Tilly Hatcher, Christy Moore, Janet Pierson, Magg...
From indie director Andrew Bujalski ('Funny Ha Ha', 'Mutual Appreciation'), 'Beeswax' revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of t... Read more
Cairo Time (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ruba Nadda
Starring: Amina Annabi, Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya
Patricia Clarkson (superb) stars as Juliette, a New York fashion editor who travels to Egypt for a vacation with her husband, a UN official. When he i... Read more
A Prophet (2009)
7.9/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim
Acclaimed as one of the best films of 2009, 'A Prophet' ('Un prophete') details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old French-Arab Malik (Tahar... Read more
A Prophet (Blu ray) (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim
Acclaimed as one of the best films of 2009, 'A Prophet' ('Un prophete') details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old French-Arab Malik (Tahar... Read more
Splice (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hy... Read more
Splice (Blu-ray) (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hy... Read more
The White Ribbon (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Ursina Lardi, Ulrich Tukur, Leonie Benesch, Christian Friedel
Michael Haneke ('Funny Games', 'Code Unknown', etc) does not make films with easy answers. 'The White Ribbon' offers a view of a small pre-WWI German... Read more