Can you tiptoe through the raindrops to the movie theater this weekend? If you can get there, Up to Date's indie, foreign and documentary film critics have a few suggestions for you.
Cynthia Haines
Ex Machina, R
- A computer programmer is hired to test a new form of artificial intelligence.
Far From the Madding Crowd, PG-13
- Three suitors pursue an independent Victorian woman.
Seymour: An Introduction, PG
- Inspirational documentary by Ethan Hawke about 88-year-old pianist Seymour Bernstein
Steve Walker
An Honest Liar, not rated
- This documentary explores the multiple meanings of truth and fraud when it comes to the famous debunker, The Amazing Randi.
Slow West, R
- A beautiful, yet brutal, western with Michael Fassbender as a renegade outlaw who takes a Scottish teen under his wing
Far from the Madding Crowd, PG-13
- As a headstrong landowner, Carey Mulligan shines in a lush adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel.