Mark Jenkins Mark Jenkins reviews movies for NPR.org, as well as for reeldc.com, which covers the Washington, D.C., film scene with an emphasis on art, foreign and repertory cinema.
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Itchy Trigger Figures: Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) and Samuel (Robert Pattinson) in the Zellner Brothers' Western farce Damsel. Magnolia Pictures hide caption
American Animals tells the mostly-true story of four young boys who attempt to pull off a rare book heist. (L-R: Jared Abrahamson, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan) Film4 hide caption
Marie Géquil (Isabelle Huppert) is a teacher despised by her students and peers alike — until a lighting strike unleashes a new persona. The Orchard hide caption
Godard Mon Amour colorfully chronicles the relationship between Jean-Luc Godard (Louis Garrel) and Anne Wiazaemsky (Stacy Martin). Cohen Media Group hide caption
Rosamund Pike plays a U.S. operative who helps Jon Hamm's diplomat in the political thriller Beirut. Sife Eddine El Amine/Bleeker Street Media hide caption
Andrew Haigh directs a story about a boy (Charlie Plummer) who befriends a horse marked for slaughter. Scott Patrick Green/A24 hide caption
After learning her long-time husband is cheating on her, Sandra (Imelda Staunton) flees to the comfort of her sister Bif (Celia Imrie), and a community dance class, in Finding Your Feet. /Roadside Attractions hide caption
Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl star in 7 Days in Entebbe, a film about the 1976 hijacking of a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris. Liam Daniel/Focus Features hide caption
In November, Hans (Jörgen Liik) is the object of a village girl's desire. What unfolds is a dark and surreal love story with spirits, werewolves, plagues, and even the devil himself. Oscilloscope hide caption
In Double Lover, Chloé (Marine Vacth) falls in love with her psychoanalyst Paul (Jeremie Reiner). As they get closer, Chloé starts to learn some insidious secrets about her lover. /Cohen Media Group hide caption
Watership Downer: In this crass, repetitive animated adaptation, Peter Rabbit (James Corden) competes for the affection of a neighbor. Sony Pictures hide caption
Ryûhei Matsuda and Masami Nagasawa star in Before We Vanish, an alien invasion film that subverts genre conventions. Super LTD hide caption
Pio Amato stars in A Cambria, a film about 14-year-old Romani boy who's older than his years. IFC Films hide caption
Greg Barker's The Final Year finds former President Barack Obama grappling with foreign policy decisions. Figures from left: Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, Secretary of State John Kerry, and President Barack Obama. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption