Throughout, writer-directors Lisa Robinson and Annie J. Howell’s film buckles under the weight of its symbolism.
Alison Bagnall and her talented leads appear to effortlessly achieve a tone that’s tricky to sustain, one that abounds equally in absurdism and empathy.
Tukel is able to offer a reasonably fresh spin on familiar vampire-movie tropes, giving pitiless misanthropy pedal-to-the-metal comic wit.
What’s dark and weird about Zach Clark’s film is also what’s tangible, authentic, and wise about it.
The trailer for White Reindeer doesn’t seem to feature any cocaine use, but it might as well.
Gayby might be political by virtue of its existence, but that’s about where the statement-making ends.
Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson’s Small, Beautifully Moving Parts is one of those movies.
At the core of 96 Minutes is Dre, the film’s only source of real, relatable emotion, thanks in large part to a compelling performance by Evan Ross.