Jon AlexanderinAn Injustice!‘A Real Pain’: Making Peace with the Past‘A Real Pain’ explores how people pay tribute to those who suffered and tragically died in events that fill the pages of history books4d ago4d ago
Jon AlexanderinFanfare‘Dahomey’: What Defines a Culture?A work of nonfiction cinematic art by Mati Diop, ‘Dahomey’ explores the brutal legacy of colonialismNov 445Nov 445
Jon AlexanderinAn Injustice!20 Years Later, ‘Take Out’ is Still a Powerful Immigration Story‘Anora’ is fine, but the one Sean Baker movie everyone should see is ‘Take Out,’ a gritty portrait of a Chinese immigrant in New York CityOct 2220Oct 2220
Jon AlexanderinFanfare‘Emilia Pérez’: One from the HeartThis trans-empowerment musical crime melodrama has heart, swagger, and vitality that is sorely lacking in today’s mainstream cinemaOct 2155Oct 2155
Jon AlexanderinAn Injustice!‘Caught by the Tides’: Two Lovers Navigate a Changing ChinaJia Zhangke’s latest movie is a moving meditation on time’s passing and how it changes a country and its peopleOct 152Oct 152
Jon AlexanderinFanfare‘Will & Harper’: On the Road of Life‘Will & Harper,’ a moving documentary starring Will Ferrell, provides a pathway for viewers to open their hearts and minds to trans peopleOct 415Oct 415
Jon AlexanderinAn Injustice!‘My Old Ass’: Wise Beyond Her Years‘My Old Ass’ is no lame, set-it-in-the-distant-past trip down memory lane, but an authentic portrait of kids these daysSep 207Sep 207
Jon AlexanderinFanfare‘Blink Twice’ — A Feel-Good Fantasy for These Troubled TimesZoë Kravitz tackles the #MeToo movement head-on and imagines a hopeful world where, for once, predatory men pay a priceAug 315Aug 315
Jon AlexanderinAn Injustice!‘Strange Darling’: Subverting Gender Stereotypes with StyleThis taut thriller explores provocative subject matter, including consent and the line between sexual pleasure and painAug 271Aug 271
Jon AlexanderinFanfare‘Sing Sing’ — Can This Powerful Prison Movie Change Hearts and Minds?‘Sing Sing’ is a deeply compassionate work of art and a persuasive political statement about criminal justice reformAug 2310Aug 2310
