Hard Truths
By Andrew Plimpton December 5, 2024
To Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), the world is full of dangers. People constantly need berating, and everyone and everything seems to conspire against her.
To Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), the world is full of dangers. People constantly need berating, and everyone and everything seems to conspire against her.
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.
Come for the thrilling procedural, and leave with the uncomfortable realization that echoes of this real-life story are unfolding in the world today.
Uberto Pasolini’s retelling of The Odyssey rewards viewers with profound psychological depth and the electrifying chemistry of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.
All three films are deeply personal portraits of places where politics and conflict have made life extraordinarily challenging.
Starring the charismatic and enigmatic Isabelle Huppert in her third collaboration with director Hong Sang-soo.
A tragicomedy that seamlessly shifts between bitter melodrama and slice-of-life amusement.
A young and highly optimistic Brooklynite sets off for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in pursuit of a wealthy older woman he met online.
A stark and unflinching portrayal of resilience amid oppression.