Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 833 Films to Buy & Rent
Winter's Bone (2010)
- Dir. Debra Granik
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt…
- Celebrated art–house thriller set in the Ozark Mountains follows a teenage girl as she desperately searches for her drug–dealing father…
Across The Hall (2009)
- Dir. Alex Merkin
Feat. Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino
- The presence of the late Brittany Murphy (in one of her last roles) adds a layer of dread to this gloomy "hotel noir" about a man who checks into a…
Adam (2009)
- Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher…
- Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance.
Distracting subplots…
Adventureland (2009)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds…
- Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
Beeswax (2009)
- Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky
- Another deft, soft–spoken indie from dir. Bujalski (MUTUAL APPRECIATION) concerns the comings and goings of 20–something twins: one, the…
Big Fan (2009)
- Dir. Robert D. Siegel
Feat. Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport…
- The writer of THE WRESTLER makes an assured directing debut with this tragicomic look at the life of an obsessive fan of the New York Giants whose…
Breaking Upwards (2009)
- Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Julie White…
- Skittish romantic comedy in which a couple attempt to end their moribund relationship gradually, beginning with three days off each week.
Drawing…
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
- Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton…
- A graduate student copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.
Ill–conceived and messy adaptation of David Foster…
City Island (2009)
- Dir. Raymond De Felitta
Feat. Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies, Steven Strait…
- Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…
Cold Souls (2009)
- Dir. Sophie Barthes
Feat. Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose…
- A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…