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Prince AvalanchePrince Avalanche (2013)
Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch
Two highway road workers pass the time in the Texas wilderness in this laconic return–to–form for indie darling David Gordon Green.
Brass Teapot, TheBrass Teapot, The (2012) Recommended
Dir. Ramaa Mosley
Feat. Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel
This light–hearted black comedy tackles the economic doldrums with a quirky allegory, in which a down–on–their–luck couple…
Damsels in DistressDamsels in Distress (2012)
Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody
A welcome, long–overdue return to the youthful comedy of manners Whit Stillman made his name with in the 90s. Greta Gerwig plays an earnest…
Frances HaFrances Ha (2012)
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver
The whimsical exploits of a struggling dancer at the tail end of her adolescence are semi–improvised in this Manhattan indie rom–com,…
Free SamplesFree Samples (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jay Gammill
Feat. Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter
A small–scale but deceptively smart and engaging "retail comedy" that spends a day in the life with a sarcastic LA law–school dropout who…
Hello I Must Be GoingHello I Must Be Going (2012)
Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein
Melanie Lynskey is excellent as a wounded young divorcee forced to move back in with her parents, in this serio–comic character…
Lola VersusLola Versus (2012)
Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones, Hamish Linklater
Indie darling Greta Gerwig sizes up the 20–something dating scene after being unceremoniously dumped in this frivolous, if emotionally…
Safety Not GuaranteedSafety Not Guaranteed (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson
Winningly oddball 'true' tale set in Seattle that follows a writer and two colleagues on a flakey assignment to interview a man who placed a…
Sleepwalk with MeSleepwalk with Me (2012)
Dir. Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Feat. Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn
A struggling stand–up grapples with life, relationships, and a chronic sleepwalking disorder in this fine indie comedy.
BeginnersBeginners (2011)
Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent
Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…

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