2020s
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.
Episode two of Allen v. Farrow looks into Woody Allen’s affair and eventual marriage of his former partner Mia Farrow’s adopted daughter.
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.
As it stands, episode one of Allen v. Farrow does not provide us with anything new or substantial that may change the outcome of the case.
Happily breathes new life into a story we have seen too many times through its unique twists to the classic structure and charming performances.
Using found footage, Ignacio Ceroi builds a poignant dwelling on the contemporary nomad that beautifully conveys a man’s existential quest.
Monster Hunter is a relic of sorts, where the guts and action, unrefined and tawdry as they are, are at least based on a genuine creative impulse.
Dutch television series Turbulent Skies takes to the air as it looks at the lives of Anthony Fokker and Albert Plesman, two pioneers of aviation.
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.
While the details and historical recreations are impeccable, Andrei Konchalovsky’s Dear Comrades! remains emotionally unmoving.