The chemistry of “Slow’s” leading duo, Greta Grinevičiūtė and Kęstutis Cicėnas, may be palpable, causing intimate scenes to seem humanistic…
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Films like “Enough” and “Sleeping with the Enemy,” though good-intentioned, cannot escape the curse of Hollywood-ization. We like to see…
Thanks to Daisy Ridley’s great understated performance and Rachel Lambert’s heartful direction, “Sometimes I Think About Dying” surprises more than…
Kimi Takesue’s latest film, “Onlookers,” begins and ends basically with the same scene, albeit shot twice. Both scenes feature a…
While “La Pecera” (The Fishbowl) may not play with the magical realism it hinted at during its first act, which…
After two pretty underwhelming features in “An Easy Girl” and “Planetarium,” Rebecca Zlotowski is back in top form, just as she…
Jafar Panahi’s “No Bears” (“Khers nist,” original title) is a daring multi-hyphenate, pivoting from cranky comedy-of-manners to docu-fiction to operatic…
Releasing in select theaters and VOD on January 20th, “Out of Exile,” written and directed by Kyle Kauwika Harris, is…
In a banner year for reflective, coming-of-age films, James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” belongs to the blended family that includes the…
“The Pale Blue Eye” (directed and written by Scott Cooper) drips with atmosphere. Set during the winter of 1830, the landscape…