17+ hour, 9+ min ago   (673+ words) THE GOOD - Anna Biller's near-flawless recreation of Old Hollywood filmmaking styles is a feast for the senses, with campily committed performances from a game cast, especially lead Kristine Frøseth. THE BAD - Biller's devotion to classic style extends to the…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago   (79+ words) THE STORY – On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (80+ words) THE STORY – A lonely custodian discovers purpose and community when he enters the world of competitive drift racing. THE CAST – Sung Kang, Tamara Braun, Michael Nehring, Grant Sullivan, McCaleb Burnett, Gregory Cruz, James Pumphrey, Adam LZ, Shane Johnson, Rutledge Wood,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (756+ words) THE GOOD - Strong performances anchor a philosophical and morally rich text. THE BAD - The dour mood and setting won’t be to everyone’s taste, with their own political prejudices refusing to engage with the film’s conundrums on its own terms. THE…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (795+ words) THE STORY – The story follows Fujino, a popular and outgoing student, and Kyomoto, a shut-in with severe social anxiety, who bond over their shared love of creating manga. Kyomoto idolizes Fujino for her work drawing manga for their elementary school’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1026+ words) THE GOOD - Hilarious from beginning to end. As absurd as it is, Moore and Giamatti’s committed performances bring so much heart, humor and energy that you can’t help but lean in. THE BAD - It very nearly gets too preposterous for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) THE STORY – Tomy and his best friend Chris spend the summer of 1999 at an alpine dairy. They help Tomy’s uncle with the milking, build a dam and explore the great outdoors. While the boys are discovering new worlds, Tomy’s mother…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (100+ words) THE STORY – For Rita, a workaday life as an assistant bank manager, wife, and mother of two approaching empty-nest status has just collided with the re-emergence of a very painful chapter of her family history. She finds various ways, all…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (82+ words) THE STORY – Mistreated by people unable to cope with his unique visible difference, actor Adam Pearson glimpses a path away from isolation through his love of cinema. Upon meeting kindred spirit Ellie – a girl who shares his genetic condition, NF1 – their…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (754+ words) THE GOOD - Denis Ménochet gives a strong, restrained performance at the center of a tense political thriller. Smia’s commitment to realism and refusal to sensationalize the nuclear threat make the scenario feel disturbingly plausible. THE BAD - The relentless pacing leaves…...