
Reviews


The Blackout: Invasion Earth
A shamelessly gung-ho alien invasion movie, with a distinctly Russian twist





Survivor Ballads: Three Films By Shohei Imamura
Trio of later films from the under-appreciated great of the Japanese New Wave

Come Away
Clever take on the spiritual prequels for Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland runs out of steam, bogged down with melodrama


Schoolgirls
A soulful and realistic, if broadly unsatisfying, portrayal of 1990s Spanish adolescence


The Silence After Life
With minimal dialogue, this experimental film presents meditation as a method to communicate grief

The Glass Man
Nearly a decade later The Glass Man’s story is more potent than ever, but it can’t disguise troubles of the past






Safe Spaces
Professor gets drawn into the university battleground of the culture war in incisive comedy

Ashens and the Polybius Heist
Fantastical heist film stands apart from all of its references with its motley crew of enthusiastic filmmakers