How does Ismael have the derring-do to believe that all these women are there, like a bouquet, for him to choose from? He is an artist, of course, who creates his own reality.
A filmmaker's life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.
Whilst there are aspects of the Zionist project that the film doesn’t address, it’s fairly well borne out by evidence insofar as it goes.
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
There’s lot of video footage of her playing as a child, obviously very happy and doing the same kinds of things as any other kid her age.
While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.
What should have been a pleasant, even a heartwarming and humorous story about the way life knocks us down and asks if we're able to pick ourselves up, is crippled by a screenplay that sets itself up to fail.
An ageing financier faces divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife confronts sacrifices made for their family, and they are forced to navigate co-parenting.
The scenes of violent confrontation are relatively few, but mroe powerful for it... Kang wants us to see not just the physical effects of this, but the psychological effect on those doing harm.
Amid a mysterious deadly outbreak called the Itch. A widower and his estranged young daughter take sanctuary in a department store, only to realise the real terror is inside with them.
Lawrence knows his film’s real strength lies in simply putting the man and his relatives fully back into the heart of this equation.
Julian Assange’s wife and father battle the British establishment on behalf of the WikiLeaks founder, who faces a 175-year prison sentence if extradited to the US.
Made in close consultation with the people whose ancient lore it borrows, this is a film rich in detail, so solidly grounded and astute in its observation of real world horrors that viewers will find it easy to accept its more fantastical aspects.
American mercenary Cole Franklin is recruited as a hired gun at the remote outpost of Fort William, struggling to survive the decline of the fur trade. With dwindling supplies, the keepers of the Fort blackmail Cole into leading a trading party to a nearby Indigenous village, where they discover a massacre.
There's great potential in the family drama at the heart of this film, to the point where one wonders if this constituted the whole of the original script and the vengeance-seeking spider goddess was added later.
A family move into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider.
Billy Miossi’s documentary is elevated by a wonderful eye for detail.
In an unremarkable office space, a select group of aging engineers find themselves at the leading edge of discovery. Fighting outdated technology and time, Voyager's flight-team pursues humankind's greatest exploration.
Even if the result is not ultimately very surprising, it’s well handled, with a mature understanding and a depth of commitment to character.
Iris has an idyllic life but, as she nears 50 a stranger's suggestion that she 'take a lover' leads her to register for a dating app with unexpected consequences.
Despite a difficult subject matter, It Ends With Us is a powerful piece that features several strong performances, most notably its co-leads.
Lily overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life. A chance meeting with a neurosurgeon sparks a connection but Lily begins to see sides of him that remind her of her parents' relationship.
There’s no room here for the simple morality of the average horror film.
After a girl bursts into their home psychiatry practice claiming an entity is feeding on her, Jordan and her clairvoyant mother must find a way to stop the force before the girl is taken completely.
A superior quality horror film which amply justifies the hype it has attracted on the festival circuit, It Lives Inside is not to be missed.
Sam, an Indian-American teen, lives in an idyllic suburb with her conservative mother and her assimilated father. Sam’s cultural insecurities grow due to her estranged friend, Tamira, who mysteriously carries around an empty mason jar all the time. In a moment of anger, Sam breaks Tamira’s jar and unleashes an ancient Indian demonic force that kidnaps Tamira.
The thriller elements are firmly rooted in more arthouse character study sensibilities, allowing for the action to take turns you might not expect from a straight forward genre film.
A woman is torn between her obsession with the father her child and the baby himself.
The framing device has a more 'grown-up' sweep, but it is younger children who are likely to get the most out of these simple stories, which often involve a repetition of phrases or ideas in the way of many traditional fairy tales.
Iván & Hadoum announces de la Rosa as a filmmaker with uncommon emotional precision.
In a greenhouse in southern Spain, Iván falls in love with his newly hired co-worker, Hadoum. But his long-awaited promotion interferes with their relationship, forcing Iván to decide what kind of person he wants to be.
Takes a pragmatic approach to deconstructing a subject that could easily be overwhelming.
Every year in cities around the United States, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits are left untested in police storage facilities. The film sheds light on these disturbing statistics.
The puppets are wonderfully expressive, and alongside the drama you can enjoy battle sequences and even musical numbers with wild choreography.
Frankelda, a determined 19th-century Mexican writer, journeys into her subconscious to face the monsters she's written about. Guided by a tormented prince, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before it's too late.
The fight against climate change and the ossified political system are connected with her personal struggle with Asperger's syndrome and the search for one's place and acceptance in the world.
With elements that are sadly all too recognisable, the familiar story is elevated by the strength of the performances and the decent pace and no-nonsense approach adopted by Bollaín.
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, the Finance Councillor of Ponferrada Town Council, is relentlessly hounded by the mayor, a man used to getting his way both politically and personally. Nevenka decides to report him, knowing that it will cost her dearly. Based on true events.
The bobbins are a brilliantly employed metaphor, something that feels freshly sprung from a fairy tale, only silly until you consider how sinister they are.
Although the film has a heartfelt sweep, it is so tightly focused that questions go unanswered.
An intimate portrait of a gay Kenyan man balancing pressures of family loyalty, love, and safety and questioning the concept of conflicting identities.
After Fang, a mean dinosaur, attacks the brave king of the dinosaurs, the king’s son, a young T-Rex, vows to train hard until he is finally strong enough to challenge Fang and restore peace to Green Valley.
Tamada uses the established language of romcoms, subverting it to express the ways that Kasumi finds fulfilment in life and to explore aspects of her journey towards true self-acceptance.
Kasumi doesn't know what love is and she doesn't have any feeling of romance. Due to her sister's marriage, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting, she finds a man who is just seeking a friend.
Pike won a Golden Globe for this performance and it's well deserved.
A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.
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