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