All Articles

There is a useful directness to Breath, a romance shaped by Simon Baker with a firm understanding of its audience. In Breath, Samson Coulter provides the anchor while Ben Spence introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Breath opens from this situation: After developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer. The resulting its 1h 55m running time feels most convincing whenever Breath

There is a useful directness to On the Beach at Night Alone, a drama shaped by Hong Sang soo with a firm understanding of its audience. In On the Beach at Night Alone, Kim Min hee provides the anchor while Seo Young hwa introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, On the Beach at Night Alone opens from this situation: An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels

There is a useful directness to Krystal, a comedy shaped by William H. Macy with a firm understanding of its audience. In Krystal, Rosario Dawson provides the anchor while Nick Robinson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Krystal opens from this situation: A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on an ex stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her. The resulting its 1h 30m runni

There is a useful directness to 78/52, a documentary shaped by Alexandre O. Philippe with a firm understanding of its audience. In 78/52, Marli Renfro provides the anchor while Alfred Hitchcock introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, 78/52 opens from this situation: An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), the "man behind the curtain", and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world

There is a useful directness to Araby, a drama shaped by João Dumans with a firm understanding of its audience. In Araby, Aristides de Sousa provides the anchor while Murilo Caliari introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Araby opens from this situation: Andre is a young boy that lives in an industrial neighborhood in Ouro Preto, Brazil, near an old aluminum factory. The resulting its 1h 37m running time feels most convincing whenever Araby tru

There is a useful directness to Zilla and Zoe, a comedy shaped by Jessica Scalise with a firm understanding of its audience. In Zilla and Zoe, Greg James provides the anchor while Aida Valentine introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Zilla and Zoe opens from this situation: To win the contest of her dreams, Zoe will have to turn her sister's wedding into a horror film. The resulting its 1h 44m running time feels most convincing whenever Zilla

There is a useful directness to Submission, a comedy shaped by Richard Levine with a firm understanding of its audience. In Submission, Stanley Tucci provides the anchor while Addison Timlin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Submission opens from this situation: A cynical college professor takes a keen interest in a talented young writing student. The resulting its 1h 46m running time feels most convincing whenever Submission trusts behav

There is a useful directness to Unrest, a documentary shaped by Jennifer Brea with a firm understanding of its audience. In Unrest, Jennifer Brea provides the anchor while Omar Wasow introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Unrest opens from this situation: When Harvard Ph.D. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever Unrest trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Jennifer Brea gives Unrest a directorial line that is

There is a useful directness to Humor Me, a comedy shaped by Sam Hoffman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Humor Me, Joey Slotnick provides the anchor while Bernie McInerney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Humor Me opens from this situation: With an interminable case of writer's block and a personal family crisis, playwright Nate is forced to move into his father's retirement community. The resulting its 1h 33m running time

There is a useful directness to Western, a drama shaped by Valeska Grisebach with a firm understanding of its audience. In Western, Meinhard Neumann provides the anchor while Reinhardt Wetrek introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Western opens from this situation: German construction workers building a dam near a Bulgarian village interact with the locals, and soon the troubles arise both with the locals and among themselves. The resulting it

There is a useful directness to Golden Exits, a drama shaped by Alex Ross Perry with a firm understanding of its audience. In Golden Exits, Emily Browning provides the anchor while Adam Horovitz introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Golden Exits opens from this situation: An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the bala

There is a useful directness to A Ciambra, a crime drama shaped by Jonas Carpignano with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Ciambra, Pio Amato provides the anchor while Iolanda Amato introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Ciambra opens from this situation: In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. The resulting its 1h 58m running time feels most convincing whenever A Ciambra trusts be