'Dreams' Review: Michel Franco's Starz Drama Explores Sex, Power, and Immigration Through a Troubled Romance

With Dreams (now on Starz), oft-incendiary director Michel Franco points his unblinking stare at the commingling of sex and socioeconomic power, with by turns erotic and unsettling results.

Jessica Chastain and Mexican ballet dancer-turned-actor Isaac Hernandez headline this quietly incendiary drama about an uneasy romance between a rich American and an illegal immigrant — a dynamic that's very much in Franco's wheelhouse.

The semi-truck sits roadside for an indeterminate amount of time before we hear desperate voices coming from inside.