Two actresses chafe against the industry (and each other) in the jagged Always Shine

Sophia Takal's unsettling thriller doubles as an examination of Hollywood inequities.

Actor Sophia Takal directs a psychological thriller about two aspiring actresses.

Tribeca Review: Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald Get Primal in Tense Thriller 'Always Shine'

Tribeca Review: Sophia Takal's Superb Thriller 'Always Shine' Starring Mackenzie Davis And Caitlin FitzGerald

The frenemies at the center of the sleek psychological thriller “Always Shine” are actresses of the same age.

Actresses try to renew their friendship during a weekend visit to Big Sur, Calif., but jealousies and old resentments bubble up.

There are plenty of horror movies about women in danger. But few capture the unique danger of being a woman as distinctly and sharply as Sophia Takal's Alway...

An immersive nightmare of merging, over-identification and projection.

With the excess of low-budget, retreat-in-the-woods dramas often finding characters hashing out their insecurities through a meta-narrative, a certain initia...

Director Sophia Takal's “Always Shine” is a psychological thriller that feels like “Persona” by way of “Single White Female.”

In the year 2016, we need thrillers like Always Shine to remind us of the social horrors we're currently up against.