There’s no room for the hazy fictions of high-school movies in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, an honest and razor-sharp dissection of what it’s like to be a young …
Director Christian Petzold Layers On the Noir With the Complex Psychological Drama ‘Phoenix’
Inscrutable characters with devastating pasts have long been film noir fixtures, and German director Christian Petzold gives us an unforgettable pair of them in his terrific new film, Phoenix. A …
‘Tu Dors Nicole’ Finds Beauty in Boredom—Without Getting Twee
Films about bored, aimless youth aren’t particularly few or far between. Reluctant adults and their non-adventures have had a sub-genre to themselves since the independent film boom of the 1990s, …
‘The Dead Lands’ and ‘Welcome to New York’ Elevate the Exploitation Film
Its setting among New Zealand’s Maori warriors aside, you’d be forgiven for dismissing The Dead Lands (Magnolia) at first glance as one of those subcompetent C-movie action flicks that populate …
‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ Offers a Quieter But Still Satisfying Summer Animation Alternative
Even after 100 short adventures that made him a flock star (sorry) around the world, it seems Shaun the Sheep just isn’t destined to catch on in America. That’s a …