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In Sentimental Value, voiceover narration informs of the foundational flaw in the film's central setting. Directed by Joachim Trier, we…
Based on a true story, writer-director David Michôd's Christy appears to stick to the facts. In theory, this is fine;…
There's a dopey gee-whiz tone to director James Vanderbilt's Nuremberg that grows more out of place as the film's drama unfolds. Based…
A beautiful couple takes to a country house in upstate New York with feral intensity in Die My Love. The…
A disparate crew of people kidnap a man they believe may have tortured them in prison. This is writer-director Jafar…
The procedural details of writer-director Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind are funny. Sure, the film itself is depressing, yet its focus on…