Published inAn Injustice!‘Spacked Out’ 25 Years Later: A Bracing Portrait of Teenage Girlhood‘Spacked Out’ is the rare teen movie that tackles taboo subjects without playing like a public service announcement4d ago14d ago1
Published inFanfare10 Best Movies of 20242024 was a wonderful year in cinema, but many of the year’s highlights were overshadowed by bloated Hollywood blockbustersDec 16, 202414Dec 16, 202414
Published inFanfare‘All We Imagine as Light’: A Swooning City SymphonyA lush portrait of Mumbai and the people who make it come alive, Payal Kapadia’s fiction feature debut is one of the best movies of the yearNov 21, 202425Nov 21, 202425
Published inAn 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 booksNov 16, 2024Nov 16, 2024
Published inFanfare‘Dahomey’: What Defines a Culture?A work of nonfiction cinematic art by Mati Diop, ‘Dahomey’ explores the brutal legacy of colonialismNov 4, 202426Nov 4, 202426
Published inAn 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 22, 202416Oct 22, 202416
Published inFanfare‘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 21, 202445Oct 21, 202445
Published inAn 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 15, 20243Oct 15, 20243
Published inFanfare‘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 4, 202414Oct 4, 202414
Published inAn 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 20, 20247Sep 20, 20247
