LOVESONG ★★★★☆
D: So Yong Kim (For Ellen, Treeless Mountain).
S: Jena Malone, Riley Keough, Brooklyn Decker, Rosanna Arquette, Amy Seimetz, Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Three for three from Kim. Keeping the best of mumblecore alive. Emotionally what TO THE WONDER should have been.
THE GIANT ★★★★☆
D: Johannes Nyholm.
S: Christian Andrén, Johan Kylén, Anna Bjelkerud.
A distinctive feature directorial debut. Nyholm, a talent to watch. An unusual, affecting and funny sports movie.
GOLDSTONE ★★★★☆
D: Ivan Sen (Mystery Road)
S: Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Pei Pei Cheng, David Gulpilil, David Wenham, Jacki Weaver.
Another ace political neo-noir Aussie Western thriller from Ivan Sen. Another star turn from Aaron Pedersen. Give them blockbusters already.
THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN ★★★½☆
D: Raúl Arévalo.
S: Antonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, Ruth Díaz.
Blistering opening gives way to revenge flick attempting to be unglamorous. Props for cliché avoidance.