Netflix is constantly releasing new movies, but only a select few get the theatrical release treatment each year. Typically, this is only done when Netflix is confident that the movie can contend for major awards. Having seen the streaming service's newest comedy-drama, "Nouvelle Vague," in a theater myself, I can confirm that this period piece is absolutely deserving of the theatrical treatment. In fact, it's one of my favorite films of the year so far, and at this point, I've seen dozens.
Coming from acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater ("Dazed and Confused," "Before Sunrise," "School of Rock"), this movie is a retelling of the making of the film "Breathless." Directed by the legendary Jean-Luc Godard, that crime drama became the gold standard of French New Wave cinema, or, as it's called in French, Nouvelle Vague.
