The twists in Goodnight, Mommy start as far back as the trailer that popped up earlier this year. In it, a pair of tousled pre-tween twins (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) …
‘Tangerine’ and ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Defy Genre Expectations
Does the description “a film about transgender sex workers shot on iPhones” make you interested or dubious? Either reaction makes some sense. While that log line suggests a vivid, gritty …
Low-Key Indie Drama ‘Christmas, Again’ Feels More Like Life Than a Christmas Movie
Christmas, Again isn’t really a Christmas movie–not like you’re thinking. It is set in the weeks leading up to, and through Christmas, it’s true. And the protagonist sells Christmas trees …
Cannon Group Doc ‘Electric Boogaloo’ Shows Today’s Low-Budget Auteurs How It Should Be Done
A hypothesis: The streaming era has forced moviegoers into watching more mediocre movies than any other development in the history of cinema. Channeled into the limited options offered by online movie …
‘White God’ Hits With Startling Power—From a Dog’s POV
You can do almost anything to a human being onscreen and we’ll sit still for it, but don’t mess with the dog. When young Lili’s father angrily throws her faithful …