Great Freedom is an intimate prison drama that follows a gay man over decades as he is repeatedly imprisoned as a part of Germany's outdated anti-gay laws. While Great Freedom takes place during a dark time in Germany's history, its hopeful story filled with empathy doesn't feel anything less than authentic and, against all odds,…
Cold War is stunningly crafted black-and-white love story set in postwar Poland that lacks the emotional substance to make it truly great. In Cold War, the war isn't the only thing that's cold. The film follows a two-decade-long romance between Wiktor (Tomasz Kot)—the music director of a folk music academy tasked with capturing the culture of…
Heavy Trip is a joyous and affectionate love letter to the outcast that is almost impossible to resist. Heavy Trip—also known as A Band Called Impaled Rektum—is billed as a heavy metal comedy. And it completely is. Told with the same off-beat humor as Taika Waititi's best—Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok—Heavy Trip follows wannabe Finnish heavy metal band…
