Though not entirely successful as a piece of cinema, it's an outstanding achievement.
A doctor struggles to hold onto hope after the death of his young daughter. On the day he finds out his wife is pregnant again, aliens invade the Earth.
The film’s visuals are at their best when contrasting truth and lies.
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her $10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
There's much to enjoy here, from the gripping performances, particularly from Taujanskaité and Bagdziunas to the handsome cinematography from Denis Luschick, showing bags of potential in his first feature
Jonas pretends to be blind and enters a TV dance contest where he meets his attractive dance partner, Saulé. They soon become the show’s most popular contestants. Meanwhile, Vytas, an old acquaintance of Jonas, is released from jail thirsty for revenge...
Invincible Demons is a film that understands the aesthetic appeal of environmental abuse, but it doesn’t titillate with images of eco-collapse or sensationalise interviews with long-suffering Delhi citizens.
In the sprawling mega city of Delhi where the dangers of climate change are present not future, the film shows a world on the brink.
Like the best country songs, it uses a simple format well, and it’s the sincerity, charm and good humour of its contributors that carries it.
This documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written number one hits for some of country music's greatest stars.
Cinematographer Stefan Duscio's camerawork is crafty, often focusing on empty frames and spaces where Adrian might be hiding, so that every scene becomes instantly tense.
When a woman who has escaped from an abusive relationship is told her ex-committed suicide, she finds it hard to believe.
It’s inventive throughout, well worked out in terms of effects, and equipped with characters we can really get to know, with some great work even in the smallest roles.
A raptor created as part of a top secret military experiment escapes from the lab and threatens the residents of a small town. Oh, and it's also invisible.
Wilde's direction is assured, there's some gorgeous framing and frequent Rogen collaborator Adam Newport-Berra's camera makes the most of what's in front of it.
Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbours are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.
What follows is not a simple coming-out narrative and not a whodunit either, but an internal struggle constantly externalised through ritual and space.
Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially not about the woman she loves.
"Patience is the greatest gift on the path to perfection," we're told and, truth be known, you're going to need plenty of it when it comes to the plot.
A man goes on a journey of discovery sparked by a series of accidents.
Exposé there is, albeit not quite the way you might expect. At its core, however, are some much more interesting questions.
Posing as the granddaughter of a private extended care home patient, an investigative journalist uncovers a culture of abuse and corruption at the facility.
This comedic and profane tale of not-so-cold-blooded killers seems to be the fusion of two movies, a very funny buddy comedy and a ruthless gangster thriller.
Writer/director Zarrar Khan uses techniques borrowed from the horror genre to address the experience of living in an environment where one is seen as less than fully human, or even as prey.
After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and imagined.
Much of this is played for whimsical comedy, although there are some barbs where you might not expect them.
Chile, 1955. When the popular writer María Carolina Geel kills her lover, the case captivates court secretary Mercedes, who begins to question her life.
Hant's general playfulness in the pair's initial exploits, bounced along by upbeat music choices, helps to get us onside and their naivety keeps us there, as we realise before they do the degree to which they're playing with fire.
A pair of teenagers take a dangerous road to rebellion.
Where other filmmakers might lean in to catch the sight of tears, Kellou lets the fact that people sometimes walk away from the lens as the trauma of the past bubbles up speak for itself.
The filmmaker travels to her father's Algerian childhood home to consider his forced displacement during the war.
The treatment of the subject matter is deeply irresponsible.
An upwardly mobile PR assistant accidentally slashes her leg at a party and becomes increasingly fixated on the wound. After an initial period of bodily disorientation, she secretly falls in love with her own skin – and wants to see what lies beneath.
In the Earth begins as an unassuming creep-show about a scientist venturing out into a dangerous woods, but has far greater ambitions than a mere slasher or monster movie.
As a disastrous virus grips the planet, a scientist and a park scout venture deep into the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness as the forest comes to life around them.
Class and experience divisions form the bulk of the interpersonal drama and it’s as predictable as expected, with the added tedium of Hemsworth apparently defaulting back to weirdly out of place Asgardian diction, bellowing like Thor at every little thing
Recounting of the tale that went on to inspire Moby Dick.
Thoughtful and stripped of sensationalism, each story and its wider implications bite deep.
Three members of an extended Afghan family start their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long struggle ahead to be "at home".
Jackson’s narrative, like the film as a whole, is committed but calm, letting the facts speak for themselves. And the mood and atmosphere of Louisiana, and America, in its most turbulent years is vividly conveyed.
Probe into the case of the Angola 3 - who were convicted in the US of murdering a prison guard, despite no physical evidence or credible eye witnesses.
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