The historical drama Wolfskinder is set in East Prussia (present-day northern Poland) in 1946. The film by first-time feature writer-director Rick Ostermann follows fictional orphaned brothers Hans (13-year-old Levin Liam) and Fritz (10-year-old Patrick Lorenczat) as they and other children struggle to survive in the wilderness. But while fictional, Wolfskinder is based on the real-life [...]

In the atmospheric horror film We Are What We Are, a small family in upstate rural New York town struggles to maintain their private religious tradition. Mild Spoiler Alert: They’re cannibals, their modern-day practice rooted in a devout, strict mixture of Biblical faith and frontier survivalism that became tradition. Though the Parkers–including a stern father (Bill Sage) and his [...]

Over the course of this weekend, the next few weeks, and yes all through this year’s awards season, you’re going to hear a lot about how stunning and brilliant is director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. Honestly, you’re going to be hearing that steadily for the next 20 to 40 years. There’s no doubt this film—a staggering [...]