First, a quick heads-up: This is not an action or thriller. Directed by Ira Sachs, it’s a slow-burning, emotional drama set in the Memphis music scene. It stars Rip Torn (who won an Independent Spirit Award for his role) as a legendary but troubled record producer, and Dina Korzun as his much younger Russian wife who begins an affair with his estranged son. It’s critically acclaimed but niche, so it won’t be on every streaming service.

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: The story follows Laura, a young Russian woman living in Memphis with her much older partner, Alan James, a legendary but womanizing music producer. Their hollow relationship is disrupted when Alan’s estranged adult son, Michael, visits, leading to a complicated emotional and physical affair between him and Laura. Atmosphere

: Their fragile domestic life is upended when Alan’s estranged adult son, Michael ( Darren Burrows ), arrives for a visit.

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is a force of nature as Alan. He avoids the trap of playing him as a simple villain. Instead, Torn imbues Alan with a pathetic, tragic humanity. He is a man terrified of being alone, clinging to a youth he can no longer possess. His need for Laura is genuine, but it is also selfish and suffocating. Torn captures the volatility of a man who uses his power and voice to drown out the silence of his own aging.