Thank goodness the weekend's finally here! Up To Date's indie, foreign, and documentary film critics are back, too, with this week's recommendations.
Cynthia Haines
Marguerite, R
- A secretly-snickering audience pushes an off-pitch performer out of her personal bubble and into the limelight.
Miles Ahead, R
- It's more than an exploration of Miles Davis — the man and the music — it's a pathway for inner reflection as well.
Born to Be Blue, R
- Ethan Hawke sets the screen ablaze with the cool-cat depiction of world renowned jazz artist Chet Baker.
Steve Walker
April and the Extraordinary World,
- Mysterious forces whirl around a spunky female heroine who lives in an alternate-reality, steampunk 20th century.
Marguerite, R
- An acerbic French comedy about a deluded woman who thinks she's a great singer, but isn't.
Born to Be Blue, R
- In this gritty biopic, Ethan Hawke immerses himself in the life of jazz artist Chet Baker.