Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8088 Films to Buy & Rent
Matariki (2010)
- Dir. Michael Bennett
Feat. Jason Wu, Susana Tang, Michael Whalley…
- A random act of violence affects eight Aucklanders in this melting–pot drama, set on the eve of the Maori New Year. Notable for excellent…
Matching Jack (2010)
- Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Jacinda Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Russell…
- A woman struggles with her son's illness and the revelation that her husband has been unfaithful, in this surprisingly uplifting drama that is…
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
- Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Feat. Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton…
- Another small scale triumph from dir. Kelly Reichardt, here miniaturizing the experience of early American settlers making the treacherous journey…
Meet Monica Velour (2010)
- Dir. Keith Bearden
Feat. Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy…
- Kim Cattrall shines in this indie drama about a nerdy, movie–loving teen who lusts after a softcore actress and embarks on a road trip to see…
Monga: Gangs of Taipei (Báng-kah) (2010)
- Dir. Doze Niu
Feat. Ching-Tien Juan, Mark Chao, Ju-Lung Ma
- Pungent youth drama set in 1980s Taiwan, after the end of military dictatorship, concerns the intertwined fate of five troubled friends.
Mozart's Sister (2010)
- Dir. Rene Feret
Feat. Marie Feret, Marc Barbe, David Moreau…
- Exuberant romp through pre–revolutionary France following the life of Mozart's talented older sister who was soon sidelined as her family's…
Mr. Nice (2010)
- Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Chloe Sevigny, David Thewlis…
- Droll tale of the life raconteur and international drug smuggler Howard Marks who Ifans plays as a smug hippie–capitalist. The endless…
My Afternoons With Margueritte (2010)
- Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus
- Gerard Depardieu plays an illiterate man who forges an unlikely friendship with a elderly writer in this gentle new film from the dir. of…
My Name is Khan (2010)
- Dir. Karan Johar
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol , Christopher B. Duncan
- Well–meaning plea for racial tolerance with an Aspergers–afflicted Muslim detained in the U.S. as a terrorist and undertaking a journey…
Mysteries of Lisbon (Mistérios de Lisboa) (2010)
- Dir. Raul Ruiz
Feat. Adriano Luz, Clotilde Hesme, Maria Joao Bastos…
- Sprawling, utterly beguiling tribute to the power of stories set in 19th century Lisbon where an orphan boy discovers the truth about his birth and…