Compelling performances by Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson are undermined by sluggish pacing and flat direction in this fact-based spy drama.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
All in Drama
Compelling performances by Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson are undermined by sluggish pacing and flat direction in this fact-based spy drama.
The pleasant period dramedy from the Downton Abbey team has a sensibility closer to a classy TV movie than to a more nuanced indie drama.
A mesmerizing fever dream set in Budapest, Hungary, just before World War I.
In this bleak drama, Tessa Thompson and Lily James deliver powerful performances despite amateurish, anonymous filmmaking.
Claire Denis’ dull sci-fi drama squanders sharp visuals and strong performances.
A strong lead turn by Mary Kay Place and near-universal relatability can’t save this plodding drama.
Emilio Estevez’s Cincinnati-set wake-up call about the relevancy of public libraries is a bit too folksy and loose for its own good.
Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, and Alexander Skarsgård bolster this compelling post-WWII drama.
Prepare yourself for a freaky, atmospheric story with plenty of quality jump scares.
Christian Petzold (Phoenix) returns with another rich drama that simultaneously speaks to the past and present.
A young Jewish woman in Mexico City defies her family by beginning a romance with a non-Jewish man.
Is there a moral justification for making a film that recounts a terrorist assault in bloody detail?
Michael Winterbottom further diversifies his directorial portfolio with this finely-crafted, India-set thriller.
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir excels in dual roles in this quirky Icelandic eco-thriller.
The combination of Hal Linden and creative animation elevates this movie above its predicable screenplay.
Claus Räfle’s drama blurs narrative and documentary lines to creatively tell a lesser-known aspect of the Holocaust.
Sebastián Lelio’s faithful English-language remake of his 2013 breakthrough Gloria improves on the original.
Bruno Ganz plays Sigmund Freud in the opener for the 2019 Asheville Jewish Film Festival.
Young people with cystic fibrosis deserve a better movie love story. And a better hospital.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem simmer in Iranian master Asghar Farhadi's surprisingly straightforward mystery that nonetheless packs his textbook emotional wallops.
