An unassuming small town social drama with big, urgent themes for bones, Leviathan finds the much needed humanity in a story of dispiriting corruption.
A staggeringly powerful examination of depression, Two Days, One Night is brimming with the kind of humane sensitivity that you expect out of the Dardennes.
The Last 5 Years has some catchy tunes, a clever structure, and Anna Kendrick. When it comes to breezy romantic musicals, it's hard to ask for much more.
True to title, The Knick’s third episode is a harried one, and gets to be a little irritating at times. With a relatively compact ten-episode first season, the show has been bold to try dumping so many characters on us so quickly, but last week did a terrific job of letting us get to know a few of them better. “The Busy Flea” tries pretty much the same thing, but the characters and directions explored are way too familiar to the Cable Drama mould, so the whole thing winds up being a bit of a mess. Because this is an hour full of missing pieces and big risks playing out on screen, it’s more apparent this week where The Knick is currently lacking, and where it’s playing things too safe.
The unique hooks of When the Game Stands Tall do as much to muddle its message as they do to distinguish it from the usual cliches of high school sports dramas.
