When I saw And Her Body Was Never Found at SXSW early this year, I hated the experience. If you had asked me about it in April, I'd have said it was the movie itself, but that, too, would have been wrong.
One of the most fun genre film festivals is back, and I've picked out some essentials you shouldn't miss.
Gorgeously crafted and performed, Kurosawa's latest is a masterwork in form and function that delights from the first shot to the thrilling climax.
Gentle Monster tackles an impossibly heavy topic and features a great leading performance from Seydoux, but it's just that nothing else works.
Anchored by fantastic performances, Elephants in the Fog is heartbreaking and poignant cinema that reveals to us the world.
A breezy and simple story that hums with love and memory. It will charm all who see it.
Darkly funny and impish in tone, Victorian Psycho is a familiar mix of elements, yet delicious nonetheless.
Profoundly moving, The Black Ball is a masterpiece to be cherished for all time.
Leave it to Almodóvar to make a film that is as sweet as it is self-indulgent.
The setting is fascinating, and the acting superb, yet Minotaur still feels oddly traditional.
Emotionally inert, Sheep in the Box is an oddly sterile story about grief that lacks the humanity needed to handle its complex topic.
Finely crafted and expertly acted, but so aggressively long and dry it robs the picture of its power.
