Notturno
A portrait of a turbulent region compiled from over three years of filming along the borderlands of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Pieces of a Woman
There is not a single weak performance here, with Vanessa Kirby as the clear standout.
Blizzard of Souls
A war film set in Latvia that aims for nothing if not an epic sweep.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
This is not the sort of film that quietly hooks you. It’s the kind that hits you with electrifying force.
The Assistant
Office dynamics can be absolute hell.
Wild Mountain Thyme
It’s generous to assume that something has been lost in translation from the stage to the screen.
I’m Your Woman
A film where the world conspires against its protagonist and every odd camera angle or unidentifiable sound offers proof of the conspiracy.
Uncle Frank
Writer/director Alan Ball takes a big risk with an open appeal to the heart and succeeds in creating a moving portrait of a family.