Film-Forward

The film revolves around the complicated, codependent relationship between a self-absorbed mother (Michelle Pfeiffer in an icy, brittle performance) and her passively resentful son.

If the skeleton of the family drama sounds somewhat familiar, the refreshing specificity of character and situation makes it feel new and unexpected.

Viewers who had the good fortune to dive into the Sundance Film Festival’s programming this year have Europe to thank.

A heartfelt, straightforward, and familiar coming of ager that swept the awards at Sundance.

The movie offers a complex examination of the players involved that is unusual for biopics, and is inherently and unabashedly political.

The life of an artist who is more popular than ever (possibly because reality has become more surreal and dreamlike than ever).

A film in touch with deep currents of thought and artistry, it recalls Bergman, Ibsen and Strindberg, Kafka, and even some of the more vengeful verses of the Bible.

A high-concept thriller where the roles of victim and aggressor are reversed.

Studio Ghibli has been such a grand master of 2D animation that watching it make the jump into 3D almost seems blasphemous.