Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Take a deep dive into the U.S. Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s use of detention and enhanced interrogation techniques.

Though there are spooky moments here and there, this is no horror film but a sensitive character study about a group of people edging their way out of loss.

An impressionistic and at times powerful meditation on social alienation, masculinity, and the grappling of faith.

The humor here is so dry, it’s arid.

A dark screwball comedy set in backwoods Alabama.

Peter Sarsgaard stars as a house tuner, hired to go into the homes of the depressed, the sleep-deprived, the anxious, or all of the above, and listen deeply.

A dramedy that works better as a character study of a young woman whose bravado and endless wisecracks are an emotional defense.

If you’re looking for a poignant but somewhat straightforward (and, at times, generic) story line, this movie will give you all the catharsis you’ll need.