Marriage Story MARRIAGE STORY (2019) Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Mark O’Brien, Matthew Shear, Brooke Bloom, Kyle Bornheimer, Mickey Sumner, Martha Kelly, Matthew Maher, Annie Hamilton, Ayden Mayeri, Mary Hollis Inboden, Matthew Shear, Roslyn Ruff, Albert Jones and Wallace Shawn. Screenplay by Noah Baumbach. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Distributed by Netflix. 136 minutes. Rated R. The

Annihilation ANNIHILATION (2018) Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, Sonoya Mizuno, Tuva Novotny, Angela Holmes, Edward Mannering, John Schwab, Crystal Clarke, Kola Bokinni, Sammy Hayman, Josh Danford, Kristen McGarrity, Annarie Boor, Helena Holmes, Honey Holmes, Cosmo Jarvis and Odette Michell. Screenplay by Alex Garland. Directed by Alex Garland. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 120 minut

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Bruce Dern, Michal Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Quentin Tarantino, Walton Goggins and Demian Bichir at the New York Press Conference for “The Hateful Eight.” Photo copyright 2015 Brad Balfour. Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen Holed Up With The Hateful Eight by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always a spectacular when a new Quentin Tarantino film rides into theaters. The wr

Kill Your Darlings KILL YOUR DARLINGS (2013) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Cross, Elizabeth Olsen, John Cullum, Brenda Wehle, Erin Darke, Craig Chester, Lenore Harris, Mark Ethan and Zach Appelman. Screenplay by John Krokidas and Austin Bunn. Directed by John Krokidas. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.  103 minutes.  Rated R. Kill Your Darlings takes a look at a long-forgotten crime which is

The Hitcher THE HITCHER  (2007) Starring Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Sean Bean, Neal McDonough, Kyle Davis, Skip O’Brien, Travis Schuldt, Danny Bolero, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Yara Martinez, Lauren Cohn, Mike Fisher, Joseph Michael Self, Kurt Grossi and Kurt Bryant. Screenplay by Eric Red. Directed by Dave Meyers. Distributed by Rogue Pictures.  90 minutes.  Rated R. The original version of The Hitcher was filmed on a shoestring in 1986, featuring a couple of just-starting-to-

Childstar CHILDSTAR (2005) Starring Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Dave Foley, Kristin Adams, Brendan Fehr, Michael Murphy, Peter Paige, Alan Thicke, Gil Bellows, Noam Jenkins, Toby Proctor and Eric Stoltz. Screenplay by Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach. Directed by Don McKellar. Distributed by Sundance Channel Home Entertainment. 99 minutes.  Rated R. There are few things in the world less stable than being a child star in Hollywood.  Once in a blue moon

In the Cut IN THE CUT (2003) Starring Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon, Nick Damici, Sharieff Pugh, Sunrise Coigney, Susan Gardner, Heather Litteer, Frank Harts, Patrice O’Neil, Zach Wegner, Funda Duyal, Theo Kogan, Nancy LaScala, Ami Goodheart, Upendran Panicker, Michelle Hurst and Hal Sherman. Screenplay by Jane Campion and Susanna Moore. Directed by Jane Campion. Distributed by Screen Gems Pictures.  Rated R.  112 minutes. I do understand why this