Cary Fukunaga’s first feature is an emotional, but brutal take on the immigrant’s journey atop freight trains across gang-infested Mexico.
Tag / 2009
White Material (2009)
Sporadically engaging, this poetic if bleak drama sees director Claire Denis returning to Africa to shine the spotlight on racial strife and civil war once again.
Mother (2009)
A terrific mystery-thriller directed by the supremely talented Bong Joon-ho that is an absolute must-watch.
Away We Go (2009)
A light-hearted if sometimes explicit take on raising a family (and a home) by the ever reliable Sam Mendes.
Antichrist (2009)
One would expect no less from a filmmaker hell-bent in making you severely depressed and squirmy – in the name of art, but what beautiful, sensationalizing art.
Vengeance (2009)
More of what we have come to expect from Johnnie To operating in the crime-thriller territory, but now with a French lead in tow.
Life During Wartime (2009)
A slow and thematically dense drama about forgiving, forgetting, and remembering, backed by a decent ensemble performance.
