New Zealand comedy-drama ‘Millie Lies Low’ explores the protagonist's quest for validation, and sits in cringey, strange truths with simplicity, tenderness, and skill.…
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Advertisements The Cow has the makings of a good movie – a deeply interesting idea, a capable cast helmed by the great Winona Ryder, a stellar score, and a creepily sunny ambience that works toward building up the plot’s premise. But watching…
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'Soft & Quiet' is insistent and endless, playing out almost in real time and tracking the events through unsteady, shaky, spinning handheld shots.…
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'Jethica’ is a darkly comedic tale of a ghostly stalker, and somewhat lags in pacing but finds beauty in its barren expanses.…
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Leah Purcell twists a classic story of survival on the Australian landscape into a tale of identity and feminism.…
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'Language Lessons' combines empathy and honesty that results in a unique pandemic film.…
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'Ninjababy' is a razor-sharp story of an unwilling young pregnant woman.…
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In 'Potato Dreams of America', a director explores his own fraught past, resulting in a brightly colored dark comedy.…
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In SXSW movie 'See You Then', intimate discussions result in conversations of gender, femininity, and regrets.…
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