A Glitch in the Matrix

“makes the grandmother a chain-smoking, gambling, delightful force of nature,” and Yeri Han delivers the most touching performance, helping us feel the wife’s fear that she can no longer trust her husband to secure the family’s future. Steven Yeun proves “spellbinding” as the man whose American dream of belonging initiates the entire drama, said David Ehrlich in IndieWire.com. Gentle as a stream, “yet powerful enough to reverberate for generations,” this beautiful film “posits family as the ultimate journey, only to explore how difficult it can be to agree on a destination.” (In select theaters or via virtual cinemas) PG-13

Mortensen playing off a ferocious Lance Henriksen, Falling turns out to be “an example of how, in the hands of gifted artists, the most mortifying parts of being human can give way to unexpected beauty.” (In theaters or $4 on demand) R

Rodney Ascher’s latest documentary “will at least serve as the jumping-off point for a strange conversation or two,” said Jacob Oller in PasteMagazine.com. The director of Room 237, which probed the wild theories that surround Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, this time immerses viewers in the belief systems of a handful of subjects who have in one way or another embraced the idea that we all live in a simulated reality. Despite some “genuinely gripping” segments, the film is too scattershot to make a lasting impact, getting by mostly on its “tourist’s eye for novelty.” (In theaters or $7 on demand) Not rated