Defying the worn-out formulas of crime comedy, “Trouble” disarms the viewer with a string of absurdities that never feel gratuitous. Under Jon Holmberg’s precise direction, the plot exposes — with bitter irony and meticulous strangeness — the fragility of institutions that stumble over themselves while struggling to maintain a façade of order, offering a disturbing invitation to distrust the mechanisms that govern everyday life.

A broad-daylight hostage situation in the heart of Amsterdam becomes the starting point for a tense and sharp-edged thriller. In “iHostage”, Bobby Boermans turns a real-life incident into a cinematic experience that challenges viewers to confront the dark contours of urban instability and institutional collapse — without falling back on easy formulas or superficial moralizing.

Two icons of the past, now marked by time, meet again in a storyline that challenges the silence of solitude through minimal yet meaningful gestures. “Our Souls at Night” offers a quiet reflection on late-in-life affection, unlikely encounters, and the urgency of tenderness, even when everything seems long gone. There is still something to be said — and someone to share the night with, even if the world no longer expects anything from us.

When two souls wounded by marital boredom cross paths by chance in an airport, fate finds fertile ground to rekindle what had long been forgotten: the desire to feel alive. “Last Call for Istanbul” begins with a light touch but soon descends into the depths of neglected affection, exploring with sensitivity and courage the hidden reasons behind silent betrayals.

Amid precisely timed explosions and chases that feel orchestrated by a mad maestro, “6 Underground” discards any hint of subtlety to deliver an unrestrained spectacle of action. With Michael Bay at the helm, the film doesn’t aim to persuade through logic, but through visual impact, turning chaos into aesthetics and absurdity into its dominant language.

Amid emotional wreckage and suffocating conventions, an aristocratic woman finds in the unexpected the spark that rekindles her sense of freedom and desire. The story that once scandalized generations is reborn with both delicacy and strength, exploring the boundaries between genuine love and the prison of appearances, revealing that true transgression may simply be the act of feeling without asking for permission.

Dan Gilroy dives into the world of contemporary art with a fierce satire that shifts from cynicism to the macabre. In “Velvet Buzzsaw”, the sophistication of galleries, market speculation, and the vanity of critics provide the stage for a biting critique, where beauty becomes tainted and the gaze turns into a sentence. When aesthetics are corrupted by ambition, even art finds ways to retaliate — and none of them offer salvation.