In an age when most movies could stand to be 20 minutes shorter, there’s something almost refreshing about an 86-minute coming-of-age film that leaves you saying “Wait, that’s it?” I know I said ...

Teenage burglars in a New Jersey shore town get more than they bargained for when they come across a stash of gold coins in Kevin McMullin's debut feature 'Low Tide.' By Frank Scheck A low-level crime ...

The main draw on the surface of writer-director Marco Calvani’s lovely if overly dramatic feature debut is the jaw-dislocating physical beauty of its star. That might sound crass, but “High Tide” is a ...

It can be hard to recognize when a life-defining moment falls into your lap, especially when you’re still just a scrawny teenager who feels like he’s watching the world go by from the sidelines. As ...

Sundance: Sarvnik Kaur’s powerful second feature blurs fiction and reality in a tale of friends torn by concerns of community and industry. Blurring the line between documentary and naturalistic ...

Visiting an Israeli settlement in the West Bank this year, I was struck by the residents’ confidence that the territory could soon be integrated into the Jewish state. They see the number of Jewish ...

To open with an establishing drone shot has become something of a cliché for lower-budget films looking to create a sense of scale inexpensively, but in Argentinian director Verónica Chen’s fifth ...

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Subjects stand frozen against majestic landscapes in Lois Patiño’s meditation on how Galician mythology intersects with a village’s search for souls lost at sea. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase ...

Kevin McMullin channels the feel of Stephen King's 'Stand by Me,' along with various noir-toned ’80s films, in this coming-of-age thriller. Few living novelists have been adapted as frequently as ...