Search: Starring Michael Chernus

Captain Phillips (2013)

Review preview for Captain Phillips

The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5

Thriller based on the true story of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in 2009 by four Somali pirates.
Complete Unknown (2016)

Review preview for Complete Unknown

The film itself has a fluid identity, part will they/won't they romance, part mystery and part unsettling thriller.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5

An enigmatic woman walks back into the life of a man she knew before.
Goodbye To All That (2014)

Review preview for Goodbye To All That

Angus MacLachlan finds little new to say about the rocky road back to equilibrium after divorce.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5

A father tries to get his life back on track after divorce.
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

Review preview for The Kindergarten Teacher

For anyone who has experienced the obsessive attentions of a teacher, this makes for uncomfortable viewing.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

When a kindergarten teacher discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Köln 75 (2025)

Review preview for Köln 75

Emde is a force to be reckoned with. The film could not have been made any other way.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organise the greatest solo jazz concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
Lovely By Surprise (2006)

Review preview for Lovely By Surprise

Many comparisons have been made to Charlie Kaufman and rightly so.

Susanna Krawczyk · 4 out of 5

Multi-layered interaction between fictional characters, their author and a used car salesman.
The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) (2017)

Review preview for The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected)

The balance of the super real with intricately timed artifice and how they collapse into each other is Baumbach's crown achievement.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5

Comedy drama about a family who gather in New York to celebrate the work of their dad.
Mistress America (2015)

Review preview for Mistress America

The dialogue sparkles all over with wit and joy and perceptiveness.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5

Two young women have unpredictable adventures in New York City and beyond.
Molli And Max In The Future (2023)

Review preview for Molli And Max In The Future

It’s a slight thing but nicely delivered.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5

The story of a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.