There’s a scene in “The Outrun” where Rona (played by Saoirse Ronan) has a moment of crisis. She’s a recovering…
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“Peabrain,” which I can only assume to be a passion project, is a sad but hopeful film. Written and directed…
Andrea Riseborough, who plays the titular character Leslie “Lee” Rowlands in “To Leslie” (directed by Michael Morris and written by…
“The Visitor” is a Spanish-language feature playing at this year’s Tribeca Festival. It is about a father and ex-convict (Enrique…
“Judy” opens in on a conversation between a 13-year-old Judy Garland and her manager/producer/head of MGM Louis B. Mayer, literally behind…
Gloria. She’s a recovering alcoholic by day, but has a Kaiju monster alter ego who smashes buildings and manifests by…
Golden Globe-nominated “Another Round” (“Druk,” original title) is the latest directorial feature from Thomas Vinterberg (“The Hunt,” “Melancholia”). The 117-minute…
Watching “Danni,” the short film directed by Peter Jensen, one is aware they are watching a production of high order.…
In a time period when less than a year ago 20-year-old Michelle Carter was sentenced to 15 months in prison…
Addiction as a disease has been tackled by many movies. Sometimes it’s done with humor, as with 1981’s “Arthur.”’ And…