Film Festivals 2012
Margaret (2011)
6.5/10
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Starring: Anna Paquin, Jean Reno, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Allison Jan...
The youthful ideals of a New York teenager are set on a collision course with the realities and compromises of the adult world in "Margaret", a psycho... Read more
The Loneliest Planet (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Julia Loktev
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg
Alex (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Nica (Hani Furstenberg) are young, in love and engaged to be married. The summer before their wedding, while backpacking... Read more
Killer Joe (2011)
6.7/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Gina Gershon, Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Haden Church, Emile Hirsch, Juno Templ...
Following their earlier collaboration, "Bug", director William Friedkin and playwright Tracy Letts re-team for 'a totally twisted deep-fried Texas red... Read more
Miss Bala (2011)
6.5/10
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Starring: James Russo, Stephanie Sigman, Noe Hernandez, Lakshmi Picazo, Leonor Vitorica, I...
Suspenseful Mexican crime thriller involves the plight of Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman), a poor Tijuana salesgirl who dreams of winning the local... Read more
The Sapphires (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Matthew Akers
Starring: Marina Abramovic
Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Marina Abramovic has been redefining what art is for nearly 40 years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing he... Read more
Bernie (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Black
Director Richard Linklater's darkly comic docudrama, based on a true story, details the unusual friendship between a likable Texas mortician and a wea... Read more
Beasts of the Southern Wild ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry
Mixing fairy tale magic with gritty realism, this mesmerizing drama stars newcomer Quvenzhane Wallis (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as Hushpuppy,... Read more
Tabu (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Miguel Gomes
Starring: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Carloto Cotta, Isabel Cardoso, Henri...
Acclaimed director Miguel Gomes delivers a sumptuous, eccentric two-part tale centered on Aurora, shown first as an impulsive, cantankerous elderly wo... Read more
Sister (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Ursula Meier
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Martin Compston, Lea Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein
Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his older sister, Louise (Lea Seydoux), in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister dr... Read more