Pursuit of LonelinessDocumentary-styled down to the casting of primarily non-pro actors in their own workplace roles, "Pursuit of Loneliness" pays dispassionate attention to concerns most people prefer not to think about until forced: preparing for death, and its bureaucratic aftermath.
About the Pink SkySlowly paced, scoreless and shot in shallow, washed-out black-and-white, this film seems to take pride in refusing to engage the attention of its audience.
Four SunsBohdan Slama, the great hope among the Czech Republic's latest generation of helmers, kicks off the year with "Four Suns," a quiet, personal tale that seems less likely to ignite international interest than his previous efforts, "Something Like Happiness" and "A Country Teacher," despite being selected as the first Czech feature ever to compete at Sundance.
LThere's a new antonym for the word "thrilling" and it has only one letter: "L."
Something From Nothing: The Art of RapPic delivers a freestyle overview of hip-hop that's heavy on rap-celeb interviews and aggravatingly light on context of any sort.
John Dies at the EndGive or take the titular disclosure, "John Dies at the End" is a thoroughly unpredictable horror-comedy -- and an immensely entertaining one, too.
Payback"Payback" is a rarefied conceptual docu that will appeal to a limited but highly appreciative audience.
Shut Up and Play the HitsAs "The Last Waltz" was for the Band and aging hippies, "Shut Up and Play the Hits" is for kids who were in high school on 9/11.