What do you get when you get together three of Europe’s most intriguing screen presences (in Ben Whishaw, Franz Rogowski,…
Browsing: Drama
Maziyar Khatam’s short film “Baba,” co-directed by Anya Chirkova and Meran Ismailsoy, begins with a tense situation: Two men who…
Branching out from two previous short films (“The Boyfriend Game,” “Family Happiness”), Alice Englert makes her feature film writing/directing debut…
William Oldroyd’s adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, “Eileen,” is a class act in misdirection, for better or worse. The…
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…