Robert Abele
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Directed by Louise Courvoisier, this satisfying import combines a peek into ancient dairy processes with a time-tested tale of belated maturity and growing up.
Co-starring an enormous, soulful Great Dane named Bing, this literary Manhattan drama gives Watts and Bill Murray a forum for some serious exploration of grief.
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For its subject, exploited on a film set and tarred by notoriety, ‘Being Maria’ was never easy
Director Jessica Palud, a former intern for Bernardo Bertolucci, re-creates the shoot of ‘Last Tango in Paris’ with a focus on capturing Maria Schneider’s abuse.
Led by a cast that includes Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant and Will Poulter, this so-so horror-comedy is marred by tonal swings and subpar execution.
Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel and Alicia Vikander star in a dystopian drama set in a resource-starved future when hopeful parents must prove their worthiness.
As the lone survivor of her crew, Eiza González plays an amnesiac hoping to solve a mystery in a sci-fi-horror film directed by L.A. musician Flying Lotus.
Directed by Carson Lund in his feature debut, the indie has a relaxed air and an appreciation for cherished rituals that never announce themselves too boldly.
The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni (“I Am Not a Witch”) shows her developing strongly with a story graced by buried trauma and female power.
A strong cast including Gretchen Mol, Patrick Wilson and Minnie Driver can’t save the writer-director-star from his instincts to dial down the heat.
Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous ‘Longlegs,’ his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.