Coming from director/musician Robert Schwartzman (his score for Palo Alto is wildly overlooked), The Argument is an absurdist comedy that observes common relationship spats through a surrealist lens. While the humorous sparring matches render a few promising moments, the end result is a wishy-washy film that doesn't engage with the
Debuting at this year's Sundance Film Fest, The Nest is writer/director Sean Durkin's long-awaited follow-up to 2011's chilling character piece Martha Marcy May Marlene. While that film did not register a sizable impact at the box office, it's cathartic impact still lingers with audiences today, serving as a breakout for
In 1966 Helen Reddy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) takes the daunting first steps towards her historic career. With what is perhaps a blissful ignorance or otherwise an unduly trusting nature she waltzes into a music executives office believing she is the recipient of the chance to record. Possibly such an offer was
In Spiral, Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) and Aaron (Ari Cohen) are taking their daughter, Kayla (Jennifer Laporte) to a new home where they can make a fresh start as a family. They’ve gone through a lot together and with Aaron coming out to his wife, they know all too well that
By Alex Purnell. Set against clinically white backdrops of a contemporary house out in the sticks, Blackbird’s topic of death is tragic yet beautiful. A remake of Billie August’s Silent Heart (2014), Blackbird tells the story of an emotional reunion centred around a splintered family and a terminally ill
