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Tiny FurnitureTiny Furniture (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Alex Karpovsky
A prototype for Lena Dunham's hugely successful HBO series GIRLS, this smart–funny indie finds the talented actress/director mining the…
AdamAdam (2009)
Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher
Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance. Distracting subplots…
AdventurelandAdventureland (2009)
Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds
Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
Breaking UpwardsBreaking Upwards (2009)
Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Julie White
Skittish romantic comedy in which a couple attempt to end their moribund relationship gradually, beginning with three days off each week. Drawing…
Brief Interviews with Hideous MenBrief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton
A graduate student copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men. Ill–conceived and messy adaptation of David Foster…
City IslandCity Island (2009)
Dir. Raymond De Felitta
Feat. Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies, Steven Strait
Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…
Cold SoulsCold Souls (2009)
Dir. Sophie Barthes
Feat. Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose
A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…
HumpdayHumpday (2009) Recommended
Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmor
Though easily mistaken for another Judd Apatow dude comedy, this hilarious indie bromance about two macho BFs engaged in a dare to go ‘beyond…
Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, TheImmaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, The (2009) Recommended
Dir. David Russo
Feat. Marshall Allman, Vince Vieluf, Natasha Lyonne
Pleasingly off–kilter indie comedy bares witness to the spiritual crisis of an office clerk who joins a posse of bohemian night janitors who…
Marc Pease Experience, TheMarc Pease Experience, The (2009)
Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick
Remorseless comedy of the deluded with Schwartzman as a sad–sack limo driver desperate to relive his glory days as a high school music star.…

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