The Art of Self-Defense, Riley Stearns' dark satire film with Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots, ends with a shocking twist.

The Art of Self-Defense at its root is a story about the dangers of a violent mindset, primarily those typically associated with men. In today’s world, there’s a lot to say about that, ...

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“The Art of Self-Defense,” director/writer Riley Stearns’ deeply black and disturbing comedy opening Friday about one man’s bout with self-improvement, manages to do something few films ...

Via wp-image-402046163 “I’m afraid of other men. 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 ...

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 ...

The Art of Self-Defense 2019, R, 104 min. Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello. REVIEWED By Matthew Monagle ...

In writer/director Riley Stearns’ “The Art of Self-Defense,” a beta male gets in touch with his alpha by way of a strip mall karate school. It’s a curious and intoxicating new experience ...

An impossibly timid man seeks to reinvent himself through martial arts in The Art of Self-Defense, the sophomore feature by writer-director Riley Stearns.Like his 2014 debut Faults (also a SXSW ...

Dark, sinister, and disarmingly hilarious, “The Art of Self-Defense” tells the story of how someone like Casey learns to stand up for himself by signing up for karate classes.