Hansen-Løve’s third feature authentically examines its central relationship (and its aftermath) with bracing honesty, and, at times, a touching warmth. As Olivia, Lola Créton is remarkable: her skilful portrayal conveys the full weight of Olivia’s past. Continue reading
Taretto’s film deals with how people use technology to socialise, and how this ultimately comes to define their lives. To its credit, the film never judges its protagonists, preferring to simply observe their struggles to connect with other like-minded individuals. Continue reading
Sean Durkin’s is one of the festival’s more impressive débuts; Elizabeth Olsen carries the film with a simultaneously watchful and brilliantly distracted performance. “Cults and brainwashing are obviously dangerous,” it says, “but the upper middle-class milieu may be no better.” Continue reading
An immensely satisfying sci-fi action film with boatloads of dazzling craft on display that takes cues from Battlestar Galactica, visible in everything from the minimalist production design for the sparse Earth scenes to the interior of the titular battleship and even some of the characters. Continue reading
As Lucy, Emily Browning finally proves herself as an actress. Vulnerable and brave, she straddles the line between girl and woman with a childlike innocence occasionally tempered with an adult’s disaffection with the world around her. Continue reading
Ruiz’s epic is full of life, and full of palpably human characters struggling against a society that has already determined what is to become of them. It’s an elegant, truly beautiful piece of filmmaking that embraces all the complexities of humanity. Continue reading
Ayoade gets the audience into Oliver’s state of mind very effectively—it feels like we’re living inside a teenager’s head while watching this film—but this isn’t always a good thing. Continue reading
