“The Art of Self-Defense” may be presented as an absurdist ... As you’ve probably surmised, the film doesn’t take place in the real world, but rather some proximate parallel dimension ...

To reveal more would be to ruin the many surprises in “The Art of Self-Defense,” a film that somehow manages to shift its gears radically without making any serious deviations in ...

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My, how our villains have changed. In the Nineties, a film like The Art of Self-Defense – one that explores the ways frightened men are indoctrinated into lives of violence – would feature ...

I want to be what intimidates me,” Jesse Eisenberg’s character says to his new karate sensei in The Art Of Self-Defense, a handy encapsulation of the film’s plot. Eisenberg plays Casey ...

Bleecker Street Films has released the full-length official trailer for the indie dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival this year to some great reviews.

Watch a clip from the movie "The Art of Self-Defense," written and directed by Riley Stearns. Photo: Bleecker Street The tapping starts one night when he gets mugged, just like that—or so it ...

One that is, in fact, one of this year’s best. Read original story ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ Film Review: Jesse Eisenberg Yearns for Confidence in Brilliant Dark Comedy At TheWrap It’s ...

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