Here’s a film for which the label “low-key” feels particularly misleading, one whose power resides in its simplicity, in its ability to conjure grace out of a ...
In the opening minutes of Tapeworm, a man (Adam Brooks) pulls into a gas station to use their restroom, only to find it occupied. Unable to hold it in, he runs...
Opening with a jarring, heart-stopping scene in which David (Clayne Crawford) points a gun at his sleeping wife, Robert Machoian’s The Killing of Two Lovers is...
As Joseph (Ben Whishaw) sits at the table with his parents (Ellie Haddington and Ian Gelder), he puts his mouth to a glass. He wraps his lips around the rim as...
The Berlinale lineup already includes films from Jia Zhangke, Matías Piñeiro, and more, but now the competition slate has arrived and it's an incredibly promis...
To be a Georgian male is to be masculine—especially in dance. Merab's (Levan Gelbakhiani) teacher Aleko (Kakha Gogidze) demands that he stand straighter and st...
For a good chunk of its opening, Run Sweetheart Run establishes its main protagonist with a montage. Cherie (Ella Balinska) is in the bathroom getting ready fo...
Any community or movement requires the support of curators and fans to flourish. Spike and Mike are credited with investing in a market where one didn’t exist ...
A fascinatingly restrained if somewhat flawed study in masculinity, Andrés Clariond’s Close Quarters (Territorio) is an often engrossing slow-burn thriller set...
There’s only one universal truth shared amongst all humans: one day, we will die. For some, this cold, uncomforting reality can lead to paralyzing anxiety as w...
