Down to the Bone

...this 2004 Sundance prizewinner employs a handheld verité style that's revelatory without being explicit, revealing both the mundanity of the grocery store checkout and the lyricism of a pet store.

You'll see relative unknown Parmiga deliver one of those subtle, controlled, humane performances that should win Oscars but never do because the Oscars are a lot of jive.

Vera Farmiga, who has the face of the world’s saddest Madonna, is remarkable as a small-town cocaine addict desperate to recover.