This is a very ambitious movie, with plenty to say that cannot always be articulated with words. It struggles when it tries too hard to tell us what it is doing. The fact it works as well as it does is really impressive.

It certainly isn’t high art, but they’re reasonably entertaining grindhouse movies.

Writer/director Cristian Mungiu does not tell his audience how to feel, which will probably make some people uncomfortable. No one is a clear-cut “bad guy” here. Everyone is doing what they think is right under the circumstances. It is an intriguing debate that makes for a compelling story.

Wildwood is quite the achievement. The most ambitious stop-motion animated movie ever made, it is an epic fantasy adventure, with a massive cast, magical world and action.

The second half of this movie is extraordinary.

It may have been stronger as a short story. However, it still succeeds in this form, even if we can catch glimpses of what could have been had the filmmakers pushed the envelope more.

This is a thoughtful, insightful, drama that lends a unique perspective to a seemingly familiar plot.

Very likable, with entertaining performances and sympathetic heroines.

Where it struggles is in making its points not feel forced or biased. It takes things that have been discussed repeatedly over the last decade and reduces them to headlines.

It is inconsistent as a strategy, which is not a tactic we run into very often. Yet it never justifies its existence with a purpose. It is an intriguing misfire.