The Outfit
The well-paced thriller hums along at such a quick clip that it’s easy to hold reservations until after the credits have rolled.
Film-Forward
Great Freedom
Watching the ways the prison-bound relationships vary in their complications, compromises, and resolutions is one of the more moving aspects of director Sebastian Meise’s film.
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Welcome to Weimar–era Berlin, a world of economic instability, wild partying, cabaret performers, rampant sexuality, and where Nazis are beginning to march the streets.
Strawberry Mansion
A callback to the early to mid-2000s, when Wes Anderson’s popularity was in full swing and films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, and Garden State were the rage.
Catch the Fair One
A boxer searches for her younger sister, who may have been abducted by a sex-trafficking ring.
The Novice
Both a cautionary tale and a commentary on the current mania for achievement.