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Old JoyOld Joy (2006) Recommended
Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Feat. Will Oldham, Daniel London
Downbeat naturalism is the tramping ground for this meditative, softly spoken indie of two distanced friends who reunite for a weekend camping trip…
TranSylvaniaTranSylvania (2006)
Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Asia Argento, Birol Unel, Amira Casar
Tony Gatlif tones his freewheeling musical romanticism down a notch, but doesn’t discard the ramshackle sensuality of his earlier films, in this…
Broken FlowersBroken Flowers (2005) Recommended
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy
A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch. Playing an…
Everything is IlluminatedEverything is Illuminated (2005) Recommended
Dir. Liev Schreiber
Feat. Elijah Wood
An ambitious debut for dir. Schreiber, telling the deadpan, yet wistful tale of an earnest NYC Jew (Wood) who travels to the Ukraine to find the…
TransamericaTransamerica (2005)
Dir. Duncan Tucker
Feat. Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers
Gender–bender road drama with a winning central performance by 'Desperate Housewife' Felicity Huffman as a transsexual about to take the final…
BombonBombon (El Perro) (2004)
Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Juan Villegas
A middle–aged man (Villegas), struggling to maintain his meager lifestyle working as a mechanic in remote Patagonia, and selling knives on the…
Coast to CoastCoast to Coast (2004)
Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Judy Davis, Selma Blair
Audience faves Judy Davis and Richard Dreyfuss play a married couple on the verge of divorce who take a road trip together in this witty but…
ExilsExils (Exiles) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Romain Duris
Possibly dir. Gatlif's most exuberant and personal film yet, this observes a bohemian French couple's journey southwards to their family's respective…
Land of PlentyLand of Plenty (2004)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Michelle Williams, John Diehl
There's good intentions aplenty in dir. Wenders latest dramatic meditation on the state of post–9/11 America, set mainly around the…
SidewaysSideways (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Reserve quality odd–couple comedy–drama from the consistent talent behind ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT, about two middle–aged friends…

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