Don't let the (impressive) animation fool you: Anomalisa is a mature and profoundly moving ode to human connection.
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Try as it might to tell a compelling story, Fantastic Four is just too drab, dull and compromised to be of much interest.
Bruno Dumont looks under the surface of French country life, and discovers a dark underbelly and his funny bone in one go. A pitch-black treat.
Luca Guadagnino's melodrama benefits from genuine intelligence in the direction and script, a pleasantly relaxed pace and a Ralph Fiennes performance like you've never seen before.
Essentially a filmed play, three fine lead actors can't overcome Miss Julie's deathly dull direction.
It wears its influences on its sleeve, but El Clan is still an effective mob thriller, historically inflected and full of familial strife.
With characters and dialogue purpose-built for annoyance, Mistress America overreaches for laughs and just ends up outstaying its welcome, even at just 84 minutes.
The shocking brilliance of the work of Sebastião Salgado is brought to a wider audience with admiration and grace by Wim Wenders.