Danny King

Wolf establishes only a half-formed idea of the decisions, fights, and silences that have shaped these characters’ lives, so the cast often seems to be shouting into a vacuum.

Aside from some inspired uses of chiaroscuro lighting, the movie around Depardieu is mostly derivative.

The rest of the characters...are equally unvivid, serving only to advance the vague plot through chunky reams of dialogue.

The developments keep getting more outrageous from there, with the psychologies of the characters becoming increasingly bizarre.

A compelling look at the pitfalls of being a grownup, Where We Started will resonate with anyone who's ever clicked with the right person at the wrong time, or who's wondered what it might be like.

In Songs From the North, the South Korean–born, U.S.-based filmmaker Soon-Mi Yoo takes her camera to North Korea and, through a purposeful mix of on-location footage, poetic intertitles ("Is North Korea the loneliest place on Earth?"), and archival media, creates an empathetic snapshot of a country that is almost never depicted in such an accessible light.

A mere hour long, the movie could stand to be more discerning with its material.

If this movie about the grip of the next life has a mantra, it's this: "Love is stronger than death!"

In the end, Rocha succeeds at communicating the restless spirit — if not quite the underlying substance — of the movement he documents.