Tyrel

Tyrel

Magnolia Pictures

December 5, 2018

Dramedy

DVD
C-

Pretty well acted but uncomfortable to watch.  Sebastián Silva wrote and directed.

Terror's Advocate AKA L'Avocat de la terreur

Terror's Advocate AKA L'Avocat de la terreur

Magnolia Pictures etc.

6 June 2007
Documentary

DVD
C

I wasn't that invested in the subject, but this seems well made.  Barbet Schroeder directed, seventeen years after Reversal of Fortune.

Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight

Magnolia Pictures

December 4, 2009

Horror

DVD
D-

Meg Ryan hopes for a Stockholm Syndrome reconciliation with Timothy Hutton.  Cheryl Hines directed.

Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us

Magnolia Pictures

December 3, 2010

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Good period detail, but slow-moving and subdued.  Tanya Hamilton wrote and directed.

Little Men (2016)

Little Men (2016)

Magnolia Pictures

January 25, 2016

Drama

DVD
C

Nothing to do with Louisa May Alcott, since it's set in modern-day Brooklyn, but mildly interesting,  Director Ira Sachs co-wrote.

Lemon

Lemon

Magnolia Pictures

January 22, 2017

Dramedy
DVD
D

A set of unlikable characters, a lemon indeed.  Janicza Bravo directed and co-wrote with Brett Gelman, who plays the protagonist.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Magnolia Pictures

June 15, 2011

Documentary

DVD
C-

The true story of a sushi chef.  David Gelb directed.

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

Magnolia Pictures

September 10, 2010

Mockumentary

DVD
D

Obnoxious.  Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck play themselves and co-wrote, while Affleck directed.

The Extra Man

The Extra Man
Magnolia Pictures
July 30, 2010
Comedy
DVD
D+

Based on the Jonathan Ames novel of the same title, this is never as witty as it thinks it is.  Ames co-wrote the screenplay, with co-directors Shari Springer Bergman and Robert Pulcini, who collaborated on American Splendor, which I quite liked, go figure.

Experimenter

Experimenter 
Magnolia Pictures
October 16, 2015
Historical Drama
DVD
C-

Well-made telling of a story I don't want to hear: the background to the famous fake electric-shock experiment of 1961.  Michael Almereyda wrote and directed.

Ceremony

Ceremony
Magnolia Pictures
October 8, 2010
Comedy
DVD
C-

Two men who are socially awkward in different ways crash the wedding (or maybe it's just a beach party) of the ex of one of them, I think.  Oh well, at least the scenery's nice.  Max Winkler wrote and directed.

The Architect (2006)

The Architect (2006)*
Magnolia Pictures
April 26, 2006
Drama
DVD
D+

The title character lusts after his teenage daughter, who also gets comments on her breasts from her older brother and a complete (female) stranger in a restroom!  Oh, and I guess there's something about a housing project, but I was too creeped out to continue.  Rossellini plays the wife & mother.  Matt Tauber wrote and directed.

*Apparently there's an unrelated 2016 Parker Posey movie with this title.