Set upon a fictional island off the coast of Ireland, The Banshees of Inisherin tells the story of Padraic (Colin Farrell), a man who spends his days caring for the sheep and chatting with his pal Colm (Brendan Gleeson) at the local pub. But today is different. When Colm won?t answer his calls for their daily pint,…
In The Young Arsonists, Nicole and Veronica (Maddy Martin, Jenna Warren) are best friends who are struggling to survive their young lives. After the loss of her older brother, Nicole is left feeling adrift emotionally. Meanwhile, Veronica own pain comes at the hand of her abusive, alcoholic father, leaving her at the bottom of her own…
After the traumatic death of her husband, Aurora (Noelle Schonwald) decides to flee Columbia in search of a new life. Hiding in the trunk of a couple?s car, she decides to leave her daughter behind and make her way to Canada. Although she is unable to speak the language and struggles to get settled, Aurora…
Set in Busan,?Broker?begins as a young mother So-young (Lee Ji-eun) climbs the steps to a small church and approaches its ?baby box?. Intending to abandon her infant child in anonymity, So-young places the child on the ground and leaves, promising to return some day. However, two men, Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) witness…
Directed by Joseph Amenta, Soft (Previously announced in the festival as Pussy) is about three young classmates, Julien, Tony, and Otis, who are struggling with their sexual identities. However, unlike other coming of age stories, Soft revolves around a person discovering their homosexuality and their identity. Although, our three protagonists have a good sense of who they are and what…
Presumably the last two men on Earth, Ray and Billy (Sterling K. Brown as Ray and Mark Duplass) as Billy are trapped in a biosphere. Ray is a logical, innovative scientist and Billy is an emotionally-grounded Republican (and former president of the United States). This simple premise is all that we?re given as the film…
Directed by Kim Hongsun, Project Wolf Hunting begins as dozens of Korea?s most dangerous and infamous criminals are set to be shipped to a maximum-security prison in the Philippines, including the heir to one of their most dangerous gangs. Accompanied by two dozen armed policemen and detectives on a large freight ship, a plan to overtake the…
Written and directed by Lee Jung-jae (who also stars in it, alongside Jung Woo-sung), Hunt follows government agents in South Korea as they try to find a mole in their organisation amidst tensions with the North in the 1980s. The film takes us on a ride, as every new piece of information we learn just…
Taking place in the shadow of the Tokyo?s Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman introduces the interconnecting narratives of Komura, Kyoko and Mr. Katagiri. Despite his commitment to her, Komura (Ryan Bommarito) is left shaken when his wife, Kyoko (Shoshana Wilder) tells him that she?s leaving him. To Kyoko, living with Komura is like…
Set at the conclusion of the millennium,?V/H/S/99?is the fifth instalment in the?V/H/S?series and tells five new found-footage stories. Following the same format as the other?V/H/S?instalments, each story begins very grounded in tone, eventually evolving into supernatural mayhem and carnage.? In 99, all five stories are insanely horrific, with solid premises fueled by creative twists and turns…
