The Assistant
Office dynamics can be absolute hell.
Office dynamics can be absolute hell.
A film that is complex and mesmerizing and makes a backdrop as familiar as the American West seem unfamiliar.
It’s generous to assume that something has been lost in translation from the stage to the screen.
A film where the world conspires against its protagonist and every odd camera angle or unidentifiable sound offers proof of the conspiracy.
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.
A father and son rivalry set in the brutal world of mixed martial arts fighting.
The story of a toxic bromance between a kind and reliable pushover and an impulsive, angry, and selfish narcissist.
Though the matters are weighty and the content complex, co-director Werner Herzog never forgets his sense of humor.
The year is 1984, the place is upstate New York, school has just started, and a group of eighth graders are waiting to get inside a nightclub.