Mathieu Amalric's elliptical new drama Hold Me Tight is now playing in select theaters, and will be screening nightly this weekend at the Webster University Film Series. Critic Kayla McCulloch has a review:
"This, beyond all else, is what makes Amalric’s film such a standout: faith in his lead and her ability to play the part with conviction and soul, even without those long, tedious soliloquies falsely and frequently equated with a great performance."
Writer-driector Todd Fields' long-awaited third feature, Tár, is now playing in select theaters. Critic Andrew Wyatt has a review of the film, which stars Cate Blanchett as a classical composer-conductor on the brink of a fall from grace.
Critic Kayla McCulloch is back to shine another spotlight on three features screening as a part of this year's New York Film Festival's Currents selection: Slaughterhouses of Modernity, Human Flowers of Flesh, and The Adventures of Gigi the Law.