Review: Materna
The four women in Materna whose stories collide in a New York subway could not be more different. But they are connected by narratives exploring the theme of "mother", what…
The four women in Materna whose stories collide in a New York subway could not be more different. But they are connected by narratives exploring the theme of "mother", what…
This dark comedy is based on a true incident. In 1978, a couple of thieves dug up Charlie Chaplin's body in Switzerland and unsuccessfully tried to extort ransom from his…
At the center of this working class drama is Wayland (Pablo Schreiber, First Man, "Orange Is the New Black"), just out of prison after 15 years and looking to go…
I watched these two indie films back to back. Both of them deal with a girl growing up with just about every kind of obstacle thrown in her way. One…
Pig is a quest film and a really good one at that. Nicolas Cage plays Rob a self-exiled hermit in the Oregon wilderness whose beloved truffle-hunting pig is violently abducted,…
What a group of films I have for you this week! There’s an end of the world love story set in Los Angeles and a twisted sister rivalry in old…
In the small town of Sainte-Adeline, Quebec, 13-year-old Magalie (Émilie Bierre) seems like the quintessential teenager - sullen, social media addicted, smitten with a secret boyfriend she won't even tell…
First time writer/director Ena Sendijarević is a Bosnian refugee raised in Holland and her coming-of-age road trip movie is informed by that detached perspective. It's the story of Alma (Sara…
This little comedy is one of the biggest box office hits of all time in its native Romania. And it's easy to see why. It's the story of three friends…
Slacker comedies aren't usually my thing. So I approached this little indie with a dose of skepticism about being its target audience. But it's not at all what I feared.…