An unremittingly pretentious film about a psychologically troubled young girl, her wackadoodle acting coach and their immersive, improvised exercises where the lines between reality and fantasy blend.
The new docufiction from filmmaker Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias examines the spiritual and social tug of war between Pentecostal Christianity and folk religion in today’s Dominican Republic.
What might be dismissed aa a niche documentary about the producer's favorite obscure band as a youth instead becomes an ode to human connection, to the invisible bonds that can transcend time, space and even hate.
“I’ve been at the bottom. I’ve been at the top. Both places are empty,” the pop star Nico once said. This intriguing art-house treatment of her life’s final act definitely features the lower regions of it.
Original and delicate film about love and grief told within the framework of a road trip featuring two strangers traveling through a stunning yet bleak Norwegian setting.
A major Jacques Becker retrospective includes the delayed American debut of an appealing French movie, though it needs to be seen in its proper context.
