No
[Sony Pictures Classics; 2012]
Director: Pablo Larraín
Runtime: 115 minutes
Pablo Larraín (Post Mortem) has achieved something spectacularly unique with No, his beta-max rendition of the 1988 referendum vote in Chile concerning dictator Augusto Pinochet. The most striking element is its bold visual aesthetic that is...
(0) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 05/22/12 04:12 PM ET
Amour
[Sony Pictures Classics; 2012]
Director: Michael Haneke
Runtime: 127 minutes
There is a certain indescribable manner in which Michael Haneke is able to lure you into his films that leaves you in a state of both shock and awe. It's everything from the subtle use of...
(0) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 05/22/12 11:05 AM ET
Rust & Bone
[Sony Pictures Classics; 2012]
Director: Jacques Audiard
Runtime: 120 minutes
In Jacques Audiard's follow-up to the internationally-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated A Prophet, the French filmmaker decided to adapt a short story collection by Craig Davidson. But instead of doing a series of vignettes about different...
(0) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 05/22/12 10:13 AM ET
Moonrise Kingdom
[Focus Features; 2012]
Director: Wes Anderson
Runtime: 94 minutes
In Wes Anderson's seventh film, Moonrise Kingdom, the quintessential quirkiness that's made the filmmaker a household name is in full effect. Unlike his last live-action and somewhat somber film The Darjeeling Limited, this is a...
(0) Comments | Posted May 23, 2012 | 05/23/12 02:25 PM ET