Chattanooga Film Festival — A–Z of films

All this is held together by an impressive performance from Liberato.

Scoggins' use of low lighting and shifting frames of reference adds a dreamlike quality to the whole affair.

Climate of The Hunter is a joyous exercise in filmmaking for fun, made with no apparent concern for bank books or balance sheets.

Very different in tone from the average horror film, Dementer prompts questions about how we measure mental capacity, social functioning and even individuality.

Ever cursed to wear a half-sealed translucent franju-esque mask that makes her scars even more visible, Jade is a single mother and an acid attack survivor.

The noirish animation gives the girl a dramatic presence that is larger than life, small and quiet though she is

Flitting between the agonies of trying to be socially appropriate, real violence and frantic comedy, Homewrecker is a fast paced, character-driven film that will follow you around until you give it all of your attention.

It's a far from perfect film, but it's a lot better than the critical consensus suggests, and at the heart of it is a fascinating character study.

We don't see the much of the immediate aftermath of death here, but instead are treated to the way grief can linger, catching anger and guilt in its wake

It's brazen, bloody and completely committed, almost operatic in style.

Thematically, it's a hugely ambitious effort.