Another Round…as in another round of alcohol. A group of four teachers at a Danish gymnasium going through bouts of alienation—especially one, Martin (Mikkelsen. The other three, spearheaded by the psychology professor, Nikolaj (Millang), decide to embark on an experiment aimed to get them out of the doldrums. The hypothesis of this unorthodox study derived from Norwegian psychiatrist […]
Another movie about basketball, another movie about alcoholism, how thrilling. Watching The Way Back is similar to voting for a candidate you don’t have much enthusiasm for. It’s not the most exciting subject matter, certainly nothing that will change anyone’s life, but it presses all the right buttons. Affleck is fine in the role of
In many ways director Paul Schrader’s new film First Reformed could work as a double feature with last year’s Novitiate. It’s a dark piece on the complicated modern life of a minister dealing with his own internal demons. First Reformed is a twisted tale, not unlike the morally conflicted films in Schrader’s repertoire such as