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.”
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Summer 1993 — Review
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
“The movie becomes too reluctant to form a direct line between its plot and the viewer lest it lose track of its own thematic undercurrents.”
Support the Girls — Review
Haley Lu Richardson (l) and Regina Hall (r) in a scene from Andrew Bujalski’s Support the Girls
“Its success lies in the complexities of its characters, forged through [director Andrew] Bujalski’s talent to let moments and entire scenes come as they will.”
Unsane — Review
Claire Foy in a scene from Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane
“An allegory of society’s response to victims, in regard to how its main character struggles to gain any sense of real freedom.”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society — Review
Lily James in a scene from Mike Newell’s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
“It ultimately comes off as something of a bore; always more distant than it lets on and a little more obvious than it realizes.”
You Were Never Really Here — Review
Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here
“Each scene is like an experimental symphony, playing strange chords and making new sounds. They clash on the ear, but they draw us into deeply felt patterns and emotions, defined by their intense, unflinching authenticity.”
The Bleeding Edge — Review
Souvenir — Review
Isabelle Huppert in a scene from Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
“It’s a trifle, though not one without limited delights.”
Disobedience — Review
Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz in a scene from Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience
