There have already been a treasure trove of movies worth seeing that didn’t cost over $150 million.
Technically, its a fictional biography on Jiro Horikoshi, an innovator in Japanese aviation.
But rarely has anunproducedfilm received such glowing treatment.
This documentary certainly is.
Nymphomaniac (Both Volumes)
Admittedly, Lars von Trier is not everyones cup of tea.
Just as she grows more experienced in her pastime, the emptier her life becomes.
Though in von Triers estimation thats not so bad.
Hardly a date movie,Nymphomaniacis still an irresistible vision, no matter how much we insist otherwise.
And were not only talking about Johanssons figure.
But you shouldnt wait that long to both laugh and cry with it.
Watch it right now!
Caught in the crosshairs is Woody Allen as the unflappably funny bookstore owner-turned-pimp Murray.
A pleasant distraction for any warm evening,Fading Gigolonever vanishes from sight.
SeeThe Raid 2and you wont ever look at conventional American crime thrillers in the same way.
A case study in black comedy,Zero Motivationhas more going on for it than its title might suggest.
His biggest failing is not understanding that sometimes even reason wont work, no matter how hard he tries.
Cold in July
You may find yourself asking what kind of movieCold in Julyis supposed to be.
Is it a psychological thriller?
A balls-out action flick?
You may still ask yourself these questions while watching.
Alternately terrifying and hilarious, it just wont ever let you get comfortable.
LikeSmashed, Winsteads Alex suffers from a family life falling apart (though for very different reasons).
Still, the greatest epiphany lies in Johnsons talent as Papa Roger.
Like the real-life actor, Roger used to be on a TV show, but now demands respectability.
He highlights his daughters family life dysfunction is as old as time when he auditions for ChekhovsThe Cherry Orchard.
Whether rural 19thcentury Russia or present day SoCal, families always have dysfunction.
The Immigrant
Coming to America is a story large enough for an opera.
So, why not a story small enough for a seedy back alley world of shadows and showbiz gangsters?
Venus in Fur
It is often said that life imitates art.
But sometimes its just art that imitates art.
This is certainly the case inVenus in Fur, Roman Polanskis latest stagebound adaptation for the screen.
Are Borgman and his friends demons?
Symbols of Europes unease over its growing tide of immigrants?
Their actions and motivations are never explained, making them that much more frightening.
Snowpiercer
To hell with mindless junk likeTransformers: Age of Extinction.
You should also show up to see Tilda Swinton as a vile bureaucrat from the front of the train.
It is the only place youll see the real James Whitey Bulger on film.
Not Jack Nicholson or Johnny Depp playing a character called Whitey, but the real deal.
It starts with a spoiler, and guess what?
Whitey Bulger is guilty.
But he still didnt get a fair trial.
The public didnt get a proper airing of the crimes.
Thats just the beginning.
There are criminals, and there are crimes.
Whitey was convicted of his crimes but he was an unapologetic criminal, and thats what they do.
The Feds took sides in a turf war and left a lot of collateral damage.
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