What works as humorous, contemporary social commentary is overwhelmed with subplots that suck all the substance from the film.

A dark, deadpan, satirical film in which the resentments fester slowly while the director steadily turns up the heat.

A haphazard journey to self-actualization.

The writer-director team of Juno and Young Adult are back again, this time with a contemplation on the ups and downs of motherhood and the disillusionment of middle age.

Accessible and droll, and with his signature retro look and sensibility, The Other Side of Hope is a good introduction to the Aki Kaurismäki’s work

A black comedy of revenge and a comedy of anger.

Slash stands out as this year’s film for the true teenage outcast.

Exploring other worlds, this film inhabits a Terry Gilliam or Michel Gondry zone with a wide-open heart and a supple spring in its step.

Director Ty West takes his inspiration from the spate of second-rate Hollywood and third-rate Italian spaghetti westerns of the early- to mid-’70s.