Bruce McKay

Solitude

A quietly meditative drama as hermetic and allusive as a minimalist short story. Spiritual discontent of three leads is compellingly rendered, but characters are too opaque for pic to strike dramatic sparks.

Taboo VIII

Dalton Leash has been forced to leave his home and the people he loves. A victim of family disgrace and shame, he wanders aimlessly, though a chance for redemption comes his way when his half-brother from Australia offers him a job looking after an upscale girls' riding academy.