While the Adam Sandler saga brought the Safdies a bigger audience, “Daddy Longlegs” is the must-see movie for anyone entranced by their gritty New York style.
Andrew Patterson’s first feature blends elements of “The X-Files,” ’50s B-movies, classic radio dramas, and much more in this genuinely spooky charmer.
Lerman and Hawkes both play against type in an unfussy and rewarding father-son drama that broaches a difficult subject with a light touch.
The stars of Nisha Ganatra’s shaky dramedy are delightful together, but the film they inhabit is never happy to let that bond be its central focus.
Tsai Chin is a sardonic tour de force as a chainsmoking grandma who falls into some cash in this entertaining and smart dark comedy.
The English-born doyenne of regional Mexican cuisine makes an entertaining documentary subject, but the film ignores her complex legacy.
Amy Goldstein’s documentary about the multi-talented star already has enough ammunition against a rotten industry to propel it, and then it gets a heartbreaking twist.
Bruno Dumont follows his heavy metal “Jeanette” with another strange look at France’s famed young martyr.
Paramount only sold this rom-com to the streaming world after the pandemic hit, but “The Lovebirds” makes all too much sense on Netflix.
Vaughn Stein’s sophomore effort is plagued by strange character development and obvious twists, but an absorbing third act might satisfy some viewers.
Michael Winterbottom’s “The Trip” series offers a bit of drama as a final serving with this heavy but satisfying conclusion.
A twisted fairy tale about a girl who escapes from a Nazi commune in Pinochet’s Chile, “The Wolf House” illustrates the evils of trauma.
