Critico (2024)

River Road

A rock musician and a free-spirited woman start an intense relationship which soon spirals into a world of drug addiction and crime.

Bleeding Insanity

After a man being woken up from an alarm that's not his, he discovers everything is not so right, it’s a home invasion spiraling into disaster… or is it?

Passion

Paul is a successful archivist, but his life is turned upside down when he meets Naomi, a mysterious woman out of time.

Siapa Dia

Layar, a popular film star who feels bored with his career wants to make a musical theater set in a family history that is always linked to Indonesian film history.

On the Dying Grass

After a Hollywood agent suffers the loss of her biggest client and closest friend, she is asked to represent an AI version of the deceased actor.

Germany in Autumn

The film does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The movie covers the two-month time period during 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped and later murdered by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction). The businessman had been kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the original leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state.

One More Night

A seasoned bouncer is forced to deal with severe consequences after letting two minors slip into the nightclub, he's employed to guard.

Top Five

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.

Tour de Cinema: Peace, Love, and Cinema

Dive headfirst into what many believe to be the most influential decade in filmmaking, the 1970’s.

Things to Do Before Dying

Raquel and Denise share casual moments before a movie, unaware that their lives are about to take a drastic turn. A sudden illness causes Raquel to faint, and when she wakes up, she finds herself trapped in an unfamiliar room. Panic sets in as Denise appears with a knife in hand, revealing a disturbing secret. With time running out, Raquel must find a way to escape before it’s too late. But what truly drives Denise? The answer may lie in a chilling list of “things to do before dying."

An Affair to Remember!

A wife reveals to her younger husband that she is having an affair.

Black Trump Card

Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.

The Cry of the Owl

Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.

The Door Barrier

A group of friends begin playing a game of hide and seek, but the hiders find themselves stuck with no clue of what is causing it, turning their game of hide and seek into a frightening situation where they must find a way out past the mysterious doors.

One Summer Night

Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.

Shall We Kiss?

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

The Secret

A stranger enters into and forever alters the life of a couple. He claims to be pursued by certain authorities who intend to prevent him from disclosing a secret that only he holds, whence the title. Is he lying, or insane - or is he telling the truth? Who, if anyone, is after him? And what *is* - the secret?

Sunday Girls

On October 25 1984, an afternoon for three girls takes a thrilling and rather mystical turn after following a peculiar boy into the surrounding forest of their college town.

Roxy

The life of a taxi driver is to not judge or get involved. It's to go where he's told to go, for a price. One day, Thomas gets a group of odd passengers with a ravenous dog. They have money, and they have places to be. How far will he go?

Rekillection

After his death, Nolan must travel through his memories in order to find his killer while on a camping trip with his friends.

Fading Memories

A man, which seems tired cause of 'what happened in the past', tries to realize his own meaningful memories.

Ai wa Tanken (Love is a Dagger)

Amelia and Wes have had a falling out in Japan, a foreign land neither of them are accustomed to. While doing some soul-searching on her own, Amelia begins to notice that she's being stalked by a strange man. Wes pleads with her to come back for her own safety - but Amelia's about to find that sometimes the most familiar faces are the most misgiving.

On The Line

Alderney, Channel Islands. 1964. A telephone operator ends up being the pivotal piece of a drama unfurling which puts professional integrity, and relationships, to the test.

Bleat!

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their male goat, set for ceremonial slaughter, is pregnant. Torn between faith and the expectations of their community, they struggle to decide whether to slaughter it or face the wrath of the gods.

Lumberjack the Monster

After Akira Ninomiya miraculously survives a brutal attack by an unknown assailant wearing a "monster mask," he becomes fixated on finding the attacker and getting revenge.

303

Two university students gain insight into life and love as they get to know each other during a road trip across Europe.

Lo Scuru

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Liverleaf

The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will be closing in 2 months after graduation, no one is willing to help her.

Anxiety & Desire

Two friends explore the meaning of anxiety.

Lake George

Four years after a heist gone wrong, two childhood friends, Rio and Psych, are thrust into a high-stakes journey. When Psych discovers his imprisoned father is being held for ransom with only 24 hours to pay $100,000, the pair embarks on a desperate mission to secure the funds.

Cómo Desaparecer Completamente

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GLARE

An FBI agent rebelliously seeks revenge on his wife's killer.

The Living End

Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.

The Conversation

The conversation between two mobsters

Rain After the Concert

Toño accompanies Sara, his best friend's girlfriend, to a rock concert. Unable to reach a bus to return to their city, they are forced to spend the night in a cheap hotel room. The intoxication and euphoria of having seen their favorite group make them feel an illusory affinity.

Disappeared in Winter

Daniel is a former police officer turned debt collector. Now in his late fifties, he goes about his "dirty job" without emotion or sympathy. One winter's day, he stops at a roadside parking lot and is approached by Laura, an 18-year-old young woman who asks him to drive her home. He accepts, and on the way, she offers him "her services" in exchange for money. Daniel is furious, and throws her out of his car. But his feelings of remorse and the violence of his reaction lead him to turn around and retrace his steps, only to discover that Laura has disappeared...