Dir.: Alan Gilsenan, Cast: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Leryn Franco; Ireland 2013, 80 min. Some films really bring something new into one’s life, and ELIZA LYNCH: QUEEN OF PARAGUAY is such a film....

CAMILLE CLAUDEL, 1915  * * * * Juliette Binoche stars as Camille in this austere and pared-down portrait, none the less beautiful for its ascetic treatment, of a woman artist who...

Director: Wiktor Eriksoon. Prod Erik Magnusson. Sweden-Norway 2013. 78min. Documentary Can a film about sexploitation be funny, upbeat and endearing?:  This one is. Despite a rather off-putting title, I wandered in rather by...

Dir.: Nagraj Manjule Cast: Somnath Avghade, Syraj Pawar, Kishon Kadan India 2012, 105 min. Manjule’s contemporary rural drama about a Dalit (untouchable) teenager Jabya is a simple but never simplistic affair. It shows...

Dir: David Mackenzie, Cast: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend UK 2013, 100 min.  Action Drama 'Starred Up is a term used in the British prison system, where a juvenile offender, who...

Dir: Arthur Landon, Cast: Bel Powley, Alfie Fields, Sara Stewart, Diana Quick, Mark Powley UK 2012, 103 min  Drama Lauren, a teenager and her younger brother Harvey live with their mentally impaired...

Director: Anne Fontaine Screenplay: Christopher Hampton Cast: Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn 100mins  Australia/France   Drama The oedipus complex provides the counterpoint to this complex drama about female sexuality...

Director Andrey Gryazev is the filmmaker behind the underground hit Tomorrow, charting the ideology and activity of the Russian movement and phenomenon known simply as ‘Voina’ (War).  The film competed for...