Films about 20-something characters drifting aimlessly through life have a tendency to drift themselves, but that can also be part of their charm. Not every movie needs to be a nail-biter, and not ...

A 24-year-old slacker presses pause on life to nurse his breakup wounds — while fate has other ideas — in João Rosas' thoroughly winning romantic comedy. To most viewers, Nicolau — played with ...

In “The Luminous Life,” Portuguese director João Rosas shows off his hometown Lisbon – but chances are, you won’t recognize it. “It’s sentimental cartography: tourists don’t know these places, but ...

As quarter-life crises go, the one experienced by tousle-haired musician Nicolau in “The Luminous Life” looks more endurable than most. Yes, he’s unemployed, living at home, recently broke up with his ...