About the Author: Toni Tresca

Is This Thing On? is a sharp, soulful dramedy about finding yourself through stand-up comedy, featuring a vulnerable leading performance by Will Arnett.

Despite a stellar cast and lofty ambitions, Joachim Trier’s latest outing, Sentimental Value, is a cold, slow exercise in self-importance.

Clint Bentley’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella, Train Dreams, depicts a logger’s lonely life through Joel Edgerton’s understated, soulful performance.

'Fucktoys' is audacious, filthy and frequently fascinating, but its pace and plotting detract from its chaos.

Searchlight’s cross-cultural dramedy, Rental Family, turns a fascinating premise into manipulative mush.

Wake Up Dead Man has a killer cast, master plotting and style to spare in a divine murder mystery worth confessing to again and again.