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Bob Trevino Likes It
In “Bob Trevino Likes It,” directed by Tracie Laymon, there are two Bob Trevinos. Robert Trevino (French Stewart) is a narcissistic father, one who holds love at a conditional arm’s length and provides his daughter with an itemized list of every expense it took to raise her. Lily (Barbie Ferreira), his daughter, is a bubbly,…
Locked
David Yarokvesky’s “Locked” is a solid showcase for the underrated range of Bill Skarsgård, who can slide from a moody creature like his character in “Nosferatu” to a panicked, one-man show like this one with ease. And that’s about it. As good as Skarsgård is here, he gets stuck in a movie that has no idea…
Being Maria
In “Being Maria,” teenage Maria Schneider (Anamaria Vartolomei) is first seen sitting on a movie set, watching her actor father, Daniel Gélin (Yvon Attal), at work, her face lit up with pride and curiosity. At home, her mother (Marie Gillain) gives her a hard time for wanting a relationship with the man who abandoned them….
The Alto Knights
It’s 1957, and mobster Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) exits out of a yellow cab and struts into a New York City highrise. As he waits for an elevator, his sleek grey suit and matching fedora catch one’s eye against the walnut interior of this building’s refined lobby. A canted angle of Castello’s reflection in…
Misericordia
A death in a small town raises some uncomfortable questions in “Misericordia,” a wryly amusing French neo-noir about obvious, slippery people. Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), a former resident of picturesque Saint-Martial, returns there after the death of his estranged mentor, a beloved local baker. Everybody wants Jérémie, but before they can admit it, they also want…
The Assessment
Deciding whether you’re ready to become a parent is hard enough. Having someone decide for you is even harder, especially when that person is a representative of the state who makes you jump through all kinds of crazy hoops without needing to explain her reasoning. Such is the vexing premise of “The Assessment,” a dystopian…