A girl has gone missing in the restless and surreal “Knives and Skin,” but filmmaker Jennifer Reeder is on the hunt for more than just one lost and searching soul in this bold arthouse genre-bender. The clash that ensues is the first of the film’s probes of control, gender and sexuality. Whether she’s alive or dead after that fateful night isn’t actually so much the concern of “Knives and Skin” as are the ways her disappearance disrupts the lives of everyone who knew her. In their harmonies lies a secret language, an elegy and communion that envelops even the lost Carolyn, whose presence lingers as life goes on. 'Knives and Skin' Not ratedRunning time: 1 hour, 49 minutesPlaying: Arena Cinelounge Sunset

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2019 19:41 UTC