Though brandishing plenty of wit and insight, Tsai Ming-Liang's confessional Afternoon will be more accessible and be of more interest to his fans above anyone else.
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Though not the rounded portrait it claims to be, De Palma is an entertaining and pleasantly rambling chat with the director.
It wears its influences on its sleeve, but El Clan is still an effective mob thriller, historically inflected and full of familial strife.
With characters and dialogue purpose-built for annoyance, Mistress America overreaches for laughs and just ends up outstaying its welcome, even at just 84 minutes.
Don't let the (impressive) animation fool you: Anomalisa is a mature and profoundly moving ode to human connection.
Hitting the ground running and never pausing for breath, the riveting and riotous 11 Minutes is a triumph for writer/director Jerzy Skolimowski.
Luca Guadagnino's melodrama benefits from genuine intelligence in the direction and script, a pleasantly relaxed pace and a Ralph Fiennes performance like you've never seen before.
Essentially a filmed play, three fine lead actors can't overcome Miss Julie's deathly dull direction.