The only thing as hot as the weather are the films being touted by the Up to Date indie, foreign and documentary film critics. Beat the heat with some cool films.
Cynthia Haines
Amy, R
- Searing documentary about singer Amy Winehouse
Tangerine, R
- Dramedy about two transgender prostitutes in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, PG-13
- It’s a bittersweet coming of age film with interracial relationships, love and rites of passage.
Steve Walker
Tangerine, R
- Inventive indie film set on Christmas Eve in L.A. with sassy transgender sex workers.
Aloft, R
- Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy are excellent in this drama about a family rift years in the making.
I'll See You in My Dreams, PG-13
- A luminous Blythe Danner reluctantly welcomes companionship.