Indie movie roundup: "Holy Motors," "A Late Quartet," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "Searching for Sugar Man"

HOLY MOTORS

Written and directed by Leos Carax
Starring Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minoghue

GRADE: A-


A LATE QUARTET

Directed by Yaron Zilberman
Starring Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, cameos by Wallace Shawn and Anne Sophie von Otter

Concept: A
Execution: B
Christopher Walken: A


THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

Written and directed by Steven Chbosky (based on his novel)
Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Melanie Lynskey, Joan Cusack

GRADE: B/B+
Logan Lerman: A


SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Directed by Malik Bendjelloul

GRADE: B+/A-

Reviews to come