drama
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In Her Place
Slow but well performed, three women live together under unusual circumstances.
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Girlhood
The self-discovery of a teenage girl is both honest and ordinary in the indie film 'Girlhood'.
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Rosewater
Jon Stewart's directorial debut Rosewater is uneven but an easy watch.
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Out of Nature
A midlife crisis-induced camping trip is more of a privileged self-indulgent exploration.
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Timbuktu
Timbuktu has some stirring visuals, but ultimately fails to be a stirring piece of art.
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Hard to Be a God
'Hard to Be a God' is a masterpiece 40 years in the making that's both revolutionary and revolting....
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Across the Sea (Slamdance Review)
A Turkish woman and her husband return to her childhood home and the secrets of her past in...
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Mommy
Dolan's fifth film is a shock to the system, a powerful, personal tale about enduring love.
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Cake
Aniston shows she's got chops, but 'Cake' is a movie starving for more.
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Song One
A music-centric romance that lacks ambition and misses some big opportunities.
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The Duke of Burgundy
Peter Strickland’s 'The Duke of Burgundy' is not your average fairy tale love story involving BDSM.
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Match
A conversational film pairs an aging dancer and a curious couple.
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Human Capital
A well-constructed, well-groomed class drama with lots of big ideas that doesn't end up saying much.
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A Most Violent Year
Chandor's period crime drama is his least cohesive film, but is gripping and tense nonetheless.
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American Sniper
Eastwood and Cooper pay respects to late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle with a cerebral, intimate soldier's tale.