Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
By Andrew Plimpton August 28, 2025
The Brothers Quay have made a film that will confound those in search of normal narrative logic, yet it is beautifully attuned to its own unconscious rhythm.
The Brothers Quay have made a film that will confound those in search of normal narrative logic, yet it is beautifully attuned to its own unconscious rhythm.
This beautiful and painful coming-of-age tale features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter.
A contemporary take of Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel that is elegant and intriguing, but also restrained and austere.
A mix of conventional Hollywood gloss and scrappy, lusty, unbridled rebellion, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi.
At times, it feels like Eat Pray Love or Under the Tuscan Sun are the best points of reference here.
An amusing inspirational comedy set against the backdrop of Argentina’s Dirty War.
A perfect pairing of actor and director and a carefully crafted work that invites audiences to laugh and cry in absolute complicity.
The reunion of Richard Gere and Paul Schrader decades after American Gigolo is not only exciting but also provides Gere the opportunity to deliver one of his finest performances.
Here marks a welcome return to form for Robert Zemeckis. He once again combines his mostly effective sentimentality with special effects wizardry.