Hold the Dark

Saulnier holds onto chromatic themes as he slides into an even more existential premise. Highlights include brilliant, subdued performances and unpredictable plot, but both do little to add warmth to bizarrely distant and off-putting film. Splashes of violence deliver an impressive brutality that gives tension and drive to slower segments. 

I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore

Lynskey’s beautiful rendering of a frustrated creature somehow manages to evenly chug scenery while co-star stars wood. Quirky and dark, yet filled with heart, though it feels a bit like McDonagh or Coen, Blairing oddity combined with character complexity keep it from feeling too at home in anyone else’s oeuvre. 

The Florida Project

Baker cooks up another scaldingly warm slice of American life as he checks into the motel dwelling life of Orlando’s parks’ periphery. Brilliant child actors, and presumably loose directing and careful editing, create atmospheric project strong enough to withstand false beats from supporting adults, including somewhat distracting character actor cameos.

Logan Lucky

All-star cast goof their way through a redneck romp that feels like a Soderday Night Live skit gone long. Repeatedly slips off bizarrely farcical plot-line and ultimately fails by virtue of over-easy success. Unearned twists wreck into a weird wall when Little West Virginia kicks off Swanky mismatched final act.