Brian D. Johnson

Martha Marcy May Marlene: Elizabeth Olsen (the younger sister of those tabloid twins ) launches her film career with a star-making...

Pink Ribbons, Inc.: With a stunning documentary debut, veteran Quebec director Léa Pool ( Emporte-moi , Lost and Delirious )...

A Separation: It was the big winner at the Berlin festival, taking its top prize, the Golden Bear, plus the best actor and actress...

Take Shelter: Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon ( Revolutionary Road ), wears psychosis like a second skin. Here he unleashes...

The Hunter: Willem Dafoe’s wild-eyed intensity finds razor focus in his role as a mercenary who’s hired by a biotech company to...

The Kid with a Bike: The latest film from Begium’s Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne is shaped with the same raw, fluid realism that...

Café de flore: After his restrained fling with British royalty (2009’s The Young Victoria ), Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallée...

Footnote: Israeli director Joseph Cedar brings remarkable zest to a tale of two Talmudic scholars, a father and son whose rivalry...

The Ides of March: It’s this year’s Social Network —a smart backroom intrigue about diabolical ambition, dirty tricks and...

Melancholia: Lars Von Trier just could help kicking over the Cannes sand castle. And the media scandale of his "I’m a Nazi"...