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In Theaters Review: The Little Things

John Lee Hancock’s new film, THE LITTLE THINGS, has a lot of similarities to SEVEN but still remains a compelling drama on its own.

Scott J. Ramsey’s feature length debut, X, is a psychosexual thriller at heart but starts mixing genres and goes on a bit too long.

Philippe Lebraud and Pierre Glénat’s COVIDREAM serves as a brief teaser of a much bigger idea to be explored in a potential feature.

Victor Neumark’s FIRST BLUSH is a mostly lighthearted tale about a polyamorous relationship that gets a bit melodramatic and sappy by the end.

DRAW WITH ME, the new documentary short from Constantine Venetopoulos, is an uplifting coming out story about a transgender youth.

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is a fascinating experiment in storytelling as it fictionalizes a real-life meeting between four African-American icons.

WHERE WERE YOU is a touching tribute to the victims of September 11th, 2001, despite being a bit long and lacking in substance.

WHITE LIE is an intense drama that spotlights how someone’s self-serving words and actions can cause serious collateral damage.

Kévin Mendiboure’s new short, UNDER THE BED, continues to show off the filmmaker’s visual storytelling but maybe feels a little too familiar.

Kornél Mondruczó’s new film, PIECES OF A WOMAN, is a beautifully distressing look at a young couple’s life in the wake of horrible tragedy.