By simply observing the men as they move around, the film avoids over-interpretation, working hard to leave space for each person watching to find their own narrative as to why each man might have chosen this sport.
Eagle Bear does an impressive job, often by focusing on feelings first and addressing moments which speak to character rather than trying to amass a linear assemblage of facts.
A documentary about Pernell Bad Arm, who was briefly famous for standing up to racism.
Perhaps most disappointingly of all, we really don't see much of the sharks.
Deep in the Antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old Nazi laboratory where dark experiments once occurred. In order to conquer the world, the Nazis created modified sharks who were able to fly and whose riders are genetically mutated, undead super-humans.
Favier dials down the histrionics to concentrate on the manipulative way the coach plays around with the girl’s fragile emotions, reducing her to a despairing wreck.
Coming-of-age tale about a young skier who is drawn into an abusive relationship.
If you only see two films about young indigenous women fighting aliens this year, make sure that this is one of them.
A group of teenage girls living in the sleepy hamlet of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, discover an impending alien invasion and set out to defend their homeland.
An astutely balanced film, clever than it looks, despite its playful, comedic tone.
Several years after their high school prank leads to hideous suffering for an affable nerd, a group of friends find themselves stalked at an eerie reunion.
A consistently smart, well-structured film with well-drawn characters, superb performances and a serious point to make.
When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage.
If the film has a message, it's that ordinary people need to be alert to these risks and work together to keep democracy free from corruption.
Gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.
Sakaguchi draws raw and unflinching performances from his actors.
A girl was raped at 15, and gave birth to her daughter. Seventeen years later, mother, daughter, and grandfather live a meagre life together in their van.
One doesn't need to look far beyond the surface to understand that something is amiss.
Marlene, a woman plagued by horrific dreams, suffers a breakdown in a remote village. As her daughter Mona follows, she comes upon a well-kept family secret and an old curse that ultimately threatens her life - a never-ending nightmare.
Mixing horror elements with character study and a tender portrait of a relationship in crisis, Sleep easily slides between genres and, in the process, keeps viewers guessing.
A couple find their marriage deteriorating after a disturbing episode when the husband declares in his sleep, “Someone’s inside”.
The “star player” is the director of photography Rui Poças
Toni, a 15-year-old Roma boy, lives in the largest illegal slum in Europe, on the outskirts of Madrid. Proud to belong to his family of scrap dealers, he follows his grandfather everywhere. But when demolition companies start closing in on their land, the family is divided and choices must be made.
There’s a lot of potential here, and the result is a film which, whilst disastrous in some respects, works well in others.
Two detectives begin an investigation into a disastrous secret military experiment where five prisoners were kept awake for 30 days in a sealed bunker.
This cannot really be recommended as a cinematic experience. However, it's a thrilling piece of theatre, and a good chance to see two of the country's most capable actors at their best.
A young man visits the husband of the woman he loves to demand that he give her a divorce - but which of them is the predator and which the prey?
Accompanying the ample gore of Slither is dialogue that, without ever resorting to cheap gags, or deviating from the integrity of the story, is laugh-out-loud funny.
Alien spawn turns a small Southern town into a monstrous menu.
She shares her memories as she goes about her day to day life and her musical work, so the two narratives weave together very smoothly, making for a story which would be naturally engaging even if it didn’t have such an interesting focus.
Legendary singer Carol Sloane prepares for one final live recording in New York City while reflecting on her rich but largely unknown career involving some of the greatest names in music, from Ella Fitzgerald to The Rolling Stones.
The ‘narrative’ is simply a series of characters and events on which to hang material for various readings, and it is these readings that provide enjoyment.
Three people struggle to find direction in a film that probes the reliability of perception.
It is impossible to deny the director's poetic and aesthetic talent, as well as her ability to offer a critical deconstruction of social relations through a seemingly simple story.
Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn and so condemned to Limbo. Agata hears about a place in the mountains, where infants can be brought back to life for just one breath, to baptise them and save their soul. She undertakes a voyage with her daughter’s small body hidden in a box and meets Lynx, a solitary boy who offers to help her.
There are issues here and there are positive messages if you care to look, but the darkness before dawn lingers like a late mist and subplots tend to remain unresolved.
A forklift driver strives reluctantly to become a country-and-western singer on the pub circuit in Northern Ireland.
Transcendental is often a pretentious word, but Miyake’s cadenced, Ozu-reminiscent, directorial style has a talent for sensing tensions and charging shots with profound meaning and sereneness.
A young Deaf boxer struggles to find the will to fight through the pandemic.
We never feel the director dislikes or looks down on his characters; even at these people's most asinine or unpleasant moments, they're graced with light and shade, horror and warmth.
A gang of small town criminals engage in petty crime.
Anyone who believes there’s also a place in cinema for old-fashioned stuff like a good script, top-notch acting and the occasional attempt to ask (if not always answer) some of the Big Questions should make a bee-line.
Can a little romance and a bit of brotherly bonding help a self-absorbed professor confront his life?
This is a place of cleansing, not just of the body but so much more as this non-intrusive but immersive film gradually reveals.
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
There is a complete disregard for any kind of consequence or continuity in this film, and you know that the rug could be pulled from under you at any second.
Tobacco Force are superhero avengers, preparing for their clash with the mighty Lezardin. But what if the real horrors are the stories they tell to each other along the way?
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