Soviet kitsch

The Death of Stalin

Crit

A strange and mostly exhilarating mix of plausible history and slapstick that follows (and imagines) the infighting and backstabbing en route to the rise of Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi, fronting a brilliant ensemble cast) to the leadership of the Soviet Union.

Unsane

Crit

It may seem implausible that a film whose main claim to originality is really bad cinematography generated by an iPhone and whose lead character (played by Claire Foy, who could be Emily Blunt's little sister) is patently unappealing could earn a guardedly positive review from me, but here it is: I found it worth watching, despite the is-she-crazy beginning, the even-paranoids-are-sometimes-right middle, and the will-she-escape climax.