Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre The Mustang is about Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a prison inmate with an anger problem as he develops an interest in working with wrangled mustangs to "break" them so that they can be auctioned off. It's an intimate portrait of the man, reminiscent of recent films like The Rider (2017) and Lean on … Continue reading The Mustang (2019)
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Leave No Trace (2018)
Directed by Debra Granik In Leave No Trace a military veteran and his teenaged daughter live a quiet life in the forest. Soon local law enforcement will track them down and introduce them back to civilization. The daughter, having never been forced to choose between the wild and the civilized world, slowly adapts to the new … Continue reading Leave No Trace (2018)
Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
Directed by Susanna White Woman Walks Ahead has good intentions, but it tries to push upon us a story we've seen before. The specifics of Catherine Weldon's (Jessica Chastain) journey out west to paint a portrait of a Native American Chief (Michael Greyeyes) might be unique, but the movie boils it all down into the … Continue reading Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
Lean on Pete (2018)
Directed by Andrew Haigh Lean On Pete sets up a certain sentimentality only to tear it down in abrupt, stark ways. You think you know where the movie is headed, but then it takes a sudden detour that feels surprising at first but overall in line with the movie's unexpected tone. It's like watching a Disney … Continue reading Lean on Pete (2018)
