Best of the Month
Best of the Month: December 2023
A meditative doc, a twisted FX piece and a layered coming-of-age tale make up our Best of the Month picks for December 2023
Drama
Daryl Wein
Unlocked
A young woman refuses to acknowledge her grief over her mom's cancer until she meets someone on the street who may understand. Or maybe what he wants is more sinister.
Experimental
Chris Milk
3 Dreams of Black by Chris Milk
A new interactive music video for the concept album Rome—a collaboration between Danger Mouse and composer Daniele Luppi inspired by the music from old spaghetti westerns. An HTML5 project for use in Google Chrome
Drama
Jules Bourges
& 3 Others
Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Lunch on the grass)
A brilliant scientist sees his convictions crumble during a picnic at the lake
Forever's Gonna Start Tonight
Sonya, a 17-year-old Russian immigrant, lives in a claustrophobic Brooklyn apartment with her dad and his ever-growing menagerie of cats. When the Landlady threatens to kick them out, Sonya is forced to make an unimaginable decision to protect her aging father and herself.
Drama
Aurora Fearnley
Struck
On the sand dunes of her local beach, a female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure.
Dark Comedy
Job Roggeveen
& 2 Others
A Double Life
A husband and wife's different ideas of gender conformity lead to an unexpected confrontation.
Horror
Joon Goh
MOP
During a lunch break in a furniture store, a sadomasochistic stand-off unfolds between a boss and her employee.
Myth
Alexandra Hetmerova
Mythopolis
Characters from ancient Greek Mythology try to solve the problems of a modern age in this charming Graduation film from Czech filmmaker Alexandra Hetmerova.
