'Essential Truths of the Lake' Review: Things Don't End Well in Lav Diaz's Languorous Detective Story

"Essential Truths of the Lake" is the last thing most people would expect from Lav Diaz: a direct follow-up to his previous film, "When the Waves Are Gone." It's not a sequel, per se (this one actually comes earlier), but they are connected, with a third movie featuring the same disillusioned police detective in the […]