New in Theaters:
Into the Abyss
It’s a jarring sensation at first, the sound and feel of Werner Herzog hovering behind the camera. His icy, sarcastic skepticism and blaringly Teutonic English don’t seem to be the right fit. This appears to be, after all, a very well-intentioned film about a pair of death-penalty cases in Texas. Herzog has long seemed more at home in the company of aberrant outsiders and inhospitable corners of nature whose whole existence seems to shrug laughingly at human endeavor. But here, in the quiet suburban cul-de-sacs, long and empty roads, and matter-of-fact state charnel houses of East Texas, Herzog plugs into a multilayered saga that unfurls some intensely human truths. It could be his masterpiece…
Into the Abyss is playing in limited release now. You can read the full review at Film Journal International.
