There is not a single weak performance here, with Vanessa Kirby as the clear standout.

A nuanced and penetrating story about an immigrant family from Angola struggling to understand each other after a long absence.

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.

Sally Hawkins, in a remarkable performance, offers a full portrait of an individual with schizophrenia.

“You should never smoke weed unless you’re dying or having sex.” How’s that for grandmotherly advice?

A harrowing, deeply affecting story of flawed people in a troubled time, and one of the year’s strongest films thus far.

It’s no triple-word winner, but there’s at least a few worthy double-letters from the performances.

The drama’s greatest strength is that writer/director Anna Kerrigan opts for nuance.

Talia Balsam’s natural, relatable performance anchors the ebb and flow of a drama centered on a marriage unraveling over a summer of discontent.