A short-film premise is stretched beyond what it can support in this occasionally entertaining and inspiring French drama.
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A short-film premise is stretched beyond what it can support in this occasionally entertaining and inspiring French drama.
Absurdist filmmaker Quentin Dupieux keeps his weird streak intact with a classic tale of a man and his possessed jacket.
The second film to tell this amazing and true East German escape story is consistently entertaining and adheres largely to the facts.
This charming, keenly observed French comedy is about two lonely people who might be the cure for one another’s melancholy — if only they would meet.
The Chinese crime thriller cements Yi'nan Diao as a major creative talent.
The Georgian drama nicely combines first gay love with meditations on the risks of dedicating one's life to art.
Two equally uninteresting story lines, one in a girls’ school, one in Haiti 60 years ago, eventually collide in an incoherent finale.
A gripping crime caper in which the nature of the caper remains ever elusive, “The Whistlers” also reveals a deep humanity.
The Oscar-nominated Polish dramedy is a witty, moving exploration of faith that challenges and inspires viewers rather than panders to them.
The hyper-political Brazilian film transcends languages and borders with a potent universal message.
Will Forte and a talented Irish cast are hilarious in this silly paranormal comedy.
A fairly standard, stuffy costume drama, despite strong performances and occasional big emotions.
France’s questionable Oscar entry-turned-nominee is a half-baked “Training Day” retread.
Movies & Meaning founder Gareth Higgins reflects on the film’s unifying power. See it Feb. 21 at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
Stop-motion works comprise over half of this year’s nominees, but will one of the two computer-animated finalists take home the Academy Award?
From “A Sister” to “Brotherhood” and a glimpse through “The Neighbors’ Window,” this shorts program at the Grail Moviehouse has a lot to recommend it.
In Pedro Almodovar’s most autobiographical film, a melancholy present day is tempered by vibrant boyhood memories.
Olivier Assayas’ returns to meditations on art, commerce, and flawed celebrities with a look at the Parisian publishing world.
A mesmerizing fever dream set in Budapest, Hungary, just before World War I.
Christian Petzold (Phoenix) returns with another rich drama that simultaneously speaks to the past and present.
