The Switch2010
This New York-based comedy directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck distinguishes itself with three-dimensional characters and an engaging storyline.
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Vincere2009
Carol Crivelli's soaring classical score heightens Bellochio's operatic tendencies.
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The Devil Came on Horseback2007
Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg chronicle his burgeoning activism in the face of the U.S. government's indifference as the government of Sudan works systematically to eradicate black Africans from the region.
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Outsourced2007
A sweet if predictable variation on the premise of the ugly American, redeemed by Hamiton's dry performance, some nice comic turns by the Indian supporting cast, and a droll script by Jeffcoat and George Wing.
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Shotgun Stories2007
... here there's also an undercurrent of biblical revenge that lends the narrative a sense of violent menace and an almost continuous tension.
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Deep Water2006
Osmond and Rothwell's depiction of his unraveling is an exquisitely structured drama.
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Grizzly Man2005
Like so much of Herzog's work, both narrative and documentary, this is an engrossing look at obsessive behavior gone terribly awry.
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