Empire Builder

Definitely more mature than anything her husband has come up with.

Should i be surprised that Kris Swanberg's directorial debut is a bit better than anything her husband has been able to come up with? It's hardly a masterpiece, and practically the definition of "too minor for it's own good", but it's nonetheless a quietly ambitious and formally accomplished film. Eschewing the expected shakeycam and improv for the most part in favor of long static takes, this could almost pass for mumblecore Berliner Schule.