Writer-director Ivan Fund's roving black-and-white feature, which played competition in Berlin, follows a little girl who claims she can read the minds of animals. By Jordan Mintzer Lots of kids would ...

There are shades of Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 Depression-set comedy Paper Moon in Argentinian director Iván Fund’s melancholy road movie The Message. Aside from crisp black-and-white cinematography and ...

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Premiering in competition at Berlin, this black-and-white road movie from Argentine director Iván Fund squanders its emotional potential. In Iván Fund’s black-and-white drama “The Message,” the ...

Andrea Oya is a no nonsense, hard nose detective who goes all in for her job. As tough as she is there is a soft side that she barely shows. Hesitantly she team up with Samantha Curry a beautiful and ...

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. In “The Message,” Coates ...