Miles Warren explores the dichotomy of nature vs nurture through a lost teenager’s longing for paternal guidance.
Brian Cox plays a dying convict trying to free himself from the prison of his past through forgiveness of his daughter in Catherine Hardwicke’s formulaic family drama.
By Mark Asch
Olivia Colman channels her inner Anna Karina in director Sam Mendes’ mawkish ode to the magic of the movies.
Tyler Perry tries his hand at serious-minded filmmaking with this overwrought Deep South melodrama.
By Mark Asch
Zac Efron goes on a mission to bring tinnies to the troops in this banter-y Vietnam War movie misfire from Peter Farrelly.
By Mark Asch
Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell star as Navy pilots in JD Dillard's superficial rendering of America’s forgotten war.
By Ryan Coleman
Sophie Kargman attempts to expand her 2020 short film into a feature-length picture, with mixed results.
By Mark Asch
A group of activists take radical action against climate change in Daniel Goldhaber's eco-thriller.
This compelling, queer-edged melodrama starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin charts the fall-out of impossible passions.
Jennifer Lawrence plays an army veteran trying to adapt to civilian life in Lila Neugebauer's understated feature debut.
By Mark Asch
This bittersweet rummage through the Spielberg family album sees the maestro deliver a late-career masterwork.
By Erin Brady
Mercenaries and demonic encounters featured in some of the most interesting films that played at this year’s TIFF.
A return to form for China’s Zhang Yimou with this tale of a village attempting to restore a damaged movie reel.
Alison Klayman delves into the origins and legacy of Alanis Morissette’s groundbreaking album ‘Jagged Little Pill’.
Stephen Karam adapts his own Tony Award-winning family drama with the help of an impressive ensemble cast.
By Erin Brady
A woman who sees spirits is committed to a psychiatric hospital in this book adaptation by Mélanie Laurent.
Riz Ahmed is a father on a mission to save his sons from an extraterrestrial threat in Michael Pearce’s complex sci-fi drama.
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