Andrea Riseborough captivates as a mother who sees too many eerie similarities between the new neighbor girl and the daughter she lost.
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― Audrey Hepburn
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South by Southwest movie review: 'The End of Us'
Exes are forced to live together during the pandemic lockdown in this Covid-centric dramedy.
South by Southwest movie review: 'See You Then'
Two former partners engage in a winding conversation that unravels the twists, turns and disappointments in their lives since their breakup.
Sundance Film Festival movie review: 'Flee'
Striking animation and vivid archival footage are composed to allow let an Afghan man finally open up about his harrowing childhood as a refugee.
Sundance Film Festival movie review: 'The World to Come'
Two women find unexpected intimacy amid the hardship of 19th century farm life.
Why I walked out of 'Prisoners of the Ghostland'
I went more than 20 years without tapping out on a movie. That streak ended with Ridiculous Cage in a post-apocalyptic, samurai western.
Sundance Film Festival movie review: 'Judas and the Black Messiah'
A pair of standout performances highlight this searing look at the combustible tension between the FBI and the Black Panthers.
AFI FEST film review: 'I'm Your Woman'
This '70s crime drama makes the unconventional choice to focus on the quiet, mundane moments of life on the run.
NIGHTSTREAM film review: 'An Unquiet Grave'
The attempted rumination of grief is so simple that it's utterly unequipped to explore its themes or even be a serviceable horror film.
NIGHTSTREAM film review: 'Anything for Jackson'
When a loved one declares 'I would do anything for you,' well, this deadpan horror comedy takes that sentiment to its hilarious and dark extreme.
2020 Toronto International Film Festival preview: 10 films on my 'must see' list
The unofficial start to Awards Seasons begins with TIFF.
'Supa Modo' film review: Inspiring, heartbreaking take on dying & living
The death of a child is one of the toughest subjects any film can broach, but this Kenyan family drama handles the topic with uncommon grace, genuine sweetness and emotional sincerity.
'Greener Grass' film review: Wickedly sharp, absurd comedy satirizes life in the suburbs
With its color saturation cranked up all the way, this dark comedy takes coveting the banalities of suburban life to a nightmarish, hyperbolic degree.
'Honey Boy' film review: Cathartic, personal drama fails to resonate
Make no mistake about it, this profoundly raw drama is the Shia LaBeouf story written by LaBeouf and starring LaBeouf.
'Mister America' film review: Heidecker fans: rejoice! Everyone else: pass.
"Wouldn't it be funny if there was a movie about an accused murderer running for district attorney?" No, apparently it would not be funny - submitted as evidence is the toothless, lazy satirical mockumentary.
'The Infiltrators' film review: Riveting docudrama takes on immigration detainment, deportation
Part gripping documentary and part prison thriller, this immigration rights drama puts a laser focus on one of the most urgent hot-button issues of today: the detaining and deportation of undocumented people.
'The Sound of Silence' film review: Quirky indie squanders its off-beat premise
Even the intriguing and novel notions of this indie drama make this relatively short film feel long and tedious.
'The Mountain' film review: Goldblum transfixes in a pensive, cold lobotomy drama
This arthouse drama is strongest when it takes in the medieval psychiatric procedure and its staunch evangelist - but quickly loses its focus when it explores other themes and characters.
'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' film review: Chilling, gripping & oddly charming trip down a conspiracy rabbit hole
An all-but-forgotten plane crash that killed a United Nations secretary quickly unfolds a vast conspiracy to control the future of Africa in this mystery-documentary.
'Monument' film review: Menace, ambiguity underscore this experimental tone poem
Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, this enigmatic, cryptic and unconventional Polish thriller patiently immerses the audience into an upsetting nightmare.