At a fleet 81 minutes, Aki Kaurismäki’s latest film exemplifies a slim version of the director’s perfected brand of tragicomedy.

The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous. 

The austere setting of the Icelandic tundra gives Godland the visual trappings of a man vs. nature story. However, it is more complex than that.

The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous. 

An Icelandic film that takes a stand for the common man, or in this case a middle-aged, emerging activist, without grandstanding.

A film as dark as the dirt under a witch’s fingernails.

Bored and middle-aged? Need a little more kick in the old life? Try binging on alcohol!

Two major awakenings during the summer of ’48 in this dark but hopeful coming-of-age drama starring Stellan Skarsgard.

A beautifully paced character study disguised as a murder mystery that burns slowly, gradually raising the tension to the breaking point.