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Subgenre Sampler

 
Two JacksTwo Jacks (2012)
Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Danny Huston, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Huston
Danny Huston and dir. Bernard Rose reunite for another Hollywood–set riff on Tolstoy. Based on the story 'The Two Hussars', it tells the story…
Upside DownUpside Down (2012)
Dir. Juan Solanas
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Timothy Spall
Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…
Vow, TheVow, The (2012)
Dir. Michael Sucsy
Feat. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange
More fodder for helpless romantics, with beefcake romeo Channing Tatum losing his new bride (Rachel McAdams, naturally) to amnesia via a car…
WadjdaWadjda (2012) Recommended
Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
Feat. Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah
This humanist triumph is the first ever feature to be shot in Saudi Arabia, centering on a plucky young girl who attempts to raise money for a…
War WitchWar Witch (Rebelle) (2012) Recommended
Dir. Kim Nguyen
Feat. Rachel Mwanza
A remarkable magical realist portrayal of the tragedy of child soldiering in one of Africa’s many civil wars, with the phenomenal Rachel Mwanza as…
We and the I, TheWe and the I, The (2012)
Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Michael Brodie, Teresa Lynn, Raymond Delgado
Michel Gondry masters the docu–drama narrative with surprising ease, here directing an affecting and unsentimental look at a bus full of Bronx…
Welcome AboardWelcome Aboard (2012)
Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Patrick Chesnais, Jeanne Lambert, Miou-Miou
No stranger to movies about unlikely friendships, dir. Jean Becker balances sentiment with pathos in this finely drawn character study of a…
What Maisie KnewWhat Maisie Knew (2012) Recommended
Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Feat. Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard
A six–year–old girl is caught in the middle of her estranged parents' bitter custody battle in this thought–provoking drama,…
What Really Happened: Votes for WomenWhat Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
Feat. Sara Wiseman, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
What Richard DidWhat Richard Did (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Feat. Jack Reynor, Róisín Murphy, Sam Keeley
Understated but highly compelling moral drama in which an exemplary teenager experiences a fall from grace after an impulsive incident at a college…

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