Helena Howard in a scene from Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline
“The movie’s very existence is a meta statement on its quest to operate on its own terms.”
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Madeline’s Madeline — Review
Bodied — Review
Calum Worthy in a scene from Joseph Kahn’s Bodied
“There’s something carefully self-aware about the movie’s excess that keeps it from losing the thread.”
Let the Sunshine In — Review
Juliette Binoche in a scene from Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In
“The film moves with a jazzy, flowing style, almost to the point of feeling piecemeal, but Binoche’s performance is too arresting to keep us at bay for very long.”
The Kindergarten Teacher — Review
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Parker Sevak in a scene from Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher
“The movie is at its best at playing off individual moments and assembling larger observations from there, not of the other way around.”
Private Life — Review
Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti in a scene from Tamara Jenkins’s Private Life
“Caustically funny and observant.” Continue reading
First Reformed — Review
Ethan Hawke in a scene from Paul Schrader’s First Reformed
“One of the most pensive and unsparing films about faith in quite some time.”
The Land of Steady Habits — Review
Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco in a scene from Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits
“We observe the action with the same uninvolvement as when one overhears snippets of conversation from passing strangers.”
Summer 1993 — Review
Laia Artigas in a scene from Carla Simón’s Summer 1993
“It’s a deeply empathetic work, using the directness of a child’s worldview to create a wholly uncluttered snapshot.”
Searching — Review
John Cho in a scene from Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching
“Complex visual effects contribute to otherwise well-worn ideas on how to generate fear.”
The Party — Review
Patricia Clarkson (l) and Kristin Scott Thomas (r) in a scene from Sally Potter’s The Party
