Seidl seems interested in these people precisely because they’re all too easily judged by others, even though their needs and desires are relatably ordinary.
The inhabitants of six different churches seek Heavenly help to solve their Earthly problems.
Every year sees the production of dozens of thrillers trying to do what this one does. Jackdaw leaves them in the dust.
A former motocross champion and army veteran is now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea.
Make no mistake: despite the big cast, this is the sort of thriller you can safely snooze through on a plane, connecting with ease the dots between the clichéd fights and chases.
A former military policeman comes out of self-imposed retirement to investigate a series of sniper shootings.
Jailbroken is a pared down thriller that really grips.
The day before a violent criminal is due to be released from prison, he receives a threatening call. Armed only with a mobile phone, he must somehow save his family - and himself.
The comedic interplay between the two leads has that intimate quality like squabbling between family members.
Hyperactive nerd James is obsessed with making time-travel a reality. Then some old dude pops up urging him to ditch that dream and embrace a normal life.
The children tell us in their words and in their silence all we need to know.
Compelling testimony from seven to 10-year-old survivors, reveals how last year’s Japanese tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have changed children's lives forever.
The documentary is attentive to contradiction without flattening its subjects into symbols.
A journey to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing, leading to a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.
This is Ray Harryhausen's work at its finest; it was the film he was most proud of and the skeletons, stop-motion stars of a prolonged battle sequence, were his favouite creatures.
The young hero Jason takes a crew of Greece's most impressive warriors in pursuit of the legendary golden fleece.
Stunningly shot by cinematographer Timo Salminen, who illuminated landscapes as if they were Eckersberg paintings, the film is framed in 4:3 aspect ratio, creating the sense that there's always something just out of sight.
There’s plenty of judgement to be passed, especially by cranky old writers like myself, but Mandelup does an admirable job of presenting her subjects on their own terms.
The film follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem who built his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl lust, as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee.
It cannot be denied that Jay Kelly is interested in exploring the human condition through the lens of fame and fatherhood, but the romantic, sentimental, and saccharine tones come with a risk.
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly and his devoted manager Ron embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey. Both are forced to confront choices they've made, their relationships with loved ones and the legacies they'll leave behind.
Megias acquits himself well, presenting us with a complex character whose emotions run deep.
A 12-year-old existentialist kid runs away from home to meet his favourite philosopher, Albert Camus, not knowing he has been dead for 50 years. On his way he finds love and rejection for the first time in his life.
