What at first seems a simple premise with a dumb-assed popcorn resolution might well unravel in your head into something altogether more resonant and perplexing (or not).
A boy finds a time capsule containing deadly predictions, leaving his professor father in a race to avert disaster.
Palmer successfully captures the abundant passion, charisma and loyalty of those involved, yet inescapably through the prism of the community shows a wider, bleaker picture.
An 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting.
This is a difficult film, full of abhorrent behaviours and unbearable tensions – but at the same time it shows a profound respect towards its troubled subject, and therefore towards its viewers as well.
A single mother clings to life amid nightmarish mental problems and self-mutilation.
How much it appeals to you will depend on how you relate to its lead characters - but despite its focus on their ethnicity, there may be bigger cultural barriers for many viewers to get past.
A group of friends spend a night partying in Koreatown.
As Kumiko’s journey takes her deeper into Minnesota, the breathtaking ‘Americana’ landscapes and intriguingly surreal score work together to suggest a heightened state, or a fable.
A young Japanese woman obsessed with Fargo heads to Minnesota in search of lost treasure.
It’s absolutely a little squalid, but focusing on these elements ignores the often sublime visuals that permeate the film.
Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, this story is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles's worst earthquake nightmare.
