William Oldroyd’s adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, “Eileen,” is a class act in misdirection, for better or worse. The…
At first look, “Fancy Dance,” playing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, appears to be a simple coming-of-age story. And…
As a director whose favourite films include Hollywood hits like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Casablanca,” “Babylon” feels like a…
Given the premise of “Fair Play,” showing now at Sundance, there’s nothing surprising about its scope and unorthodox conclusion. We watch…
The chemistry of “Slow’s” leading duo, Greta Grinevičiūtė and Kęstutis Cicėnas, may be palpable, causing intimate scenes to seem humanistic…
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…
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…