drama
In its styles, structures, and personal relationships, Listen to the Universe does the rare feat of turning a competition against itself.
While underdeveloped and sluggish in approach, Phil Sheerin’s The Winter Lake is a sedate, rustic thriller examining familial complexities.
Charm City Kings is an expressionistic, powerful look at a neglected community that gets little attention on-screen.
Legend of the Berlindale Film Festival, Satyajit Ray’s award-winning 1966 Indian drama The Hero (Nayak) showcases the filmmaker’s talents.
Wildfire is a commanding calling card for Brady, showcasing kitchen-sink realism and a powerful portrayal of sibling heartbreak.
It embodies the theory of a movie’s intricate parts, and bit players function initially as individualistic entities that coalesce into a collective.
Cherry wants to be a movie about tragedy and weighty thematic issues but is too concerned with showing off for points on a scoreboard.
Xavier Beauvois’ Albatros starts off as a low-key police procedural drama before transforming into a generic meditation on guilt and grief.
For the 60-year anniversary, Film Inquiry muses on Allen Baron’s noir film Blast of Silence and its existential prison of shadow and sound.
One hopes that this new restoration reignites interest not just in the film, which is an absolute masterpiece, but in the career of Ruan Lingyu.
Hamilton Sterling’s Absent Now The Dead gives an avant-garde look into the world of the ancient Greeks and the Trojan War.
Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.
Petite Maman, all in all, shows Sciamma at her most profound and mature. Grab a tissue and prepare your heart if you’re going to see this.
With a beautiful 2K restoration, a great audio track, and an incredible selection of supplements, this is absolutely worthy of addition to any collection.
While on the outside it seems like Memory Box tells a familiar story, it’s an introspective, affecting, and visually inventive film.