An episode in which each character’s evolution this season begins to upset the balance they’ve clung to through years of stasis.
Like much of this season of Girl, the episode focuses on the gap between how we see ourselves and how others see us.
Brett Morgen distinguishes the biographical documentary by viewing himself as more of a curator than a film director.
Bitter Lake is a profound testament to harnessing newly formulated ambitions beyond merely proffering archival footage employed in new contexts.
The second half of “Born Again” features a number of tautly composed images that jostle against each other as if conflicting emotions.
The episode’s title reflects the caution felt by the show’s heroes in trying to adapt to life before the biters, and, of course, Woodbury.
Though Looking is a series rightly known for its rather frank discussions and depictions of sex, it’s also finely attuned to the rhythms of friendship.
“Ask Me My Name” traces the course of a single night that spirals unpredictably out of control.
The film’s visual style, aggressive editing, and unnecessary time jumps fail to add depth to its ludicrous plot and shrill characters.
The filmmakers sometimes hammer home their message about the messiness of human behavior a little too hard.
High Society feels more genuine when it approaches the ethos of François Ozon’s underrated Young and Beautiful.
“Salang Pass” deploys its constellation of ruses and false identities to examine the question at the heart of The Americans.
The film leaves one with the impression of a badly used young beauty condemned to make her own way through the world while longing for love.
Larry Clark is in full-on zeitgeist mode with The Smell of Us.
“The Distance” feels like one of the more repetitive and dramatically light episodes of this season.
Un Ange Passe works on a model of long, uninterrupted takes on the faces of its characters, subdued and wistful.
Patrick’s self-immolation is no suicide, and the episode is no Mrs. Dalloway.
“Close-Up” begins with a tender portrait of romantic devotion that the episode slowly, cunningly upends.
Professionals in the art of reading people are most vulnerable to misapprehension when their judgment is clouded by the personal.
Up until the final 10 minutes of the episode, what’s most remarkable about “Them” is its sense of quiet.