BLACK SEA Directed by Kevin Macdonald Written by Dennis Kelly Starring: Jude Law This is a tidy little suspense film that might be missed by people who may like it. We were pleasantly surprised at how nicely it filled a February afternoon. Jude Law (in a very good...

Two Days, One Night Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Starring Marion Cotillard, Fabrizo Rongione The plot is simple. A woman loses her job when her fellow employees are persuaded they will not get their bonus unless a job is eliminated and she...

A Most Violent Year Written and Directed by J.C Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks In 1981, there were 2166 murders in New York City. (In comparison, 2013 had 648.) New York suffered from mob violence, gang violence, dirty...

Selma Director: Ava DuVernay Written by Paul Webb Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Lorraine Toussaint Dylan Baker, Wendell Pierce, Tim Roth, Stephen Root SELMA chronicles Martin Luther King's crusade to secure...

Force Majeure Written and Directed by Ruben Ostlund Starring: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Kongsli A Swedish family is on a ski vacation. They are enjoying lunch at an outdoor restaurant when it appears that an avalanche is rushing toward them. The father (Johannes...

BIG EYES Directed by Tim Burton Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Kraszewski Written by Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter Amy Adams, who seems adept at playing any part at this point, is Margaret Keane in BIG EYES. The movie begins with her fleeing her...