The Dead Don’t Hurt

As the American Civil War rages on, even those far removed from the center of the conflict are called into battle.  Holger Olsen (Viggo Mortensen), a Danish immigrant and former solider, enlists in the Union Army leaving his new wife, Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps), herself a French immigrant, alone at the budding homestead, nestled…

The Old Oak

In Northeast England, the residents of a once proud mining town, Durham, commiserate together at The Old Oak, the last pub in town, run by TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner).  As the economy in the town dwindles since the mines have been closed, so do housing prices, and it becomes a popular spot for remote landlords…

Gasoline Rainbow

Schools out forever for five recent graduates at a small Oregon high school. Tony Aburto, Michah Bunch, Michole Dukes, Nathaly Garcia, and Makai Garza, all playing themselves, load into the van and embark on their journey to the Pacific Coast for “The Party at the End of the World,” one last bash before they have…

Robot Dreams

Dog, though he tries to ignore it, is lonely.  Settling in for another night of Pong against the machine and a macaroni and cheese TV dinner, it seems that everyone in Manhattan has found a partner except for him.  Before bed, an ad catches Dog’s attention for a mail-order robot friend, and after quickly dialing…

Riddle of Fire

A trio of best friends, Alice (Phoebe Ferro), Jodi (Skyler Peters), and Hazel (Charlie Stover), are ecstatic over the release of a new video game system and they cannot wait to play it together.  Unfortunately, the TV has been locked by Jodi and Hazel’s mom, Julie (Danielle Hoetmer), so that she can rest and recover…

Snack Shack

Summer vacation plans for AJ (Conor Sherry) and Moose (Gabriel LaBelle) are disrupted after they get caught sneaking away from a class trip to bet at the race tracks across the river and across state lines.  Not that there was much to do in their small Nebraska town, anyway, the pair are now forced to…

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Before she commandeered a war rig to free the mothers of the Citadel in a daring crossing of Fury Road, Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) was first trained in the ways of the Wasteland by Dr. Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and the ways of road war by Praetorian Jack (Tom Burke).  All of this, however, was in an…

I Saw the TV Glow

Two outcast teenagers, Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) bond over their love of The Pink Opaque, a campy, supernatural TV show that plays late at night on the young adult channel and hits at deeper themes despite its production budget.  When the show is canceled after the Season 5 cliffhanger finale, Maddy disappears…

Evil Does Not Exist

Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) lives in peace with his young daughter, Hana (Ryo Nishikawa), in the rural village of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo.  News breaks that a company wants to convert some of the forests that the town relies on into a glamping resort so that the city folk can experience a taste of the…