Writer/director Azazel Jacobs pulls off the nearly impossible with “His Three Daughters.” It’s a static study of tensions and sadness as three women reunite to care for their ailing father in a cramped New York City apartment, and the writing retains a defined theatrical approach. There’s room for characterizations to develop and performances to bloom, while the scope of the feature is small, mostly contained to confrontations and conversations among the siblings and those around them during this dark time. Jacobs (“Terri,” “French Exit,” and “The Lovers”) manages to take something that’s ideal for the stage and create riveting cinema out of personal problems, doing what few others can when faced with such a storytelling challenge. “His Three Daughters” is obviously boosted by outstanding performances from the entire cast, but it also connects with its ideas on family estrangement, hitting vivid beats of stunted communication during a turbulent examination of finality and pain. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com