Published inFanfare‘Presence’: A Haunting in AmericaSteven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ forces audiences to confront the insidious terrors of contemporary American lifeJan 296Jan 296
Published inAn Injustice!‘I’m Still Here’: Faces of the ResistanceWalter Salles’ latest drama about life under Brazil’s military dictatorship is a searing indictment of right-wing regimesJan 27Jan 27
Published inFanfare‘Hard Truths’: The Worst Person in the WorldMarianne Jean-Baptiste hits all her marks as the insufferable Pansy in Mike Leigh’s new movie, but her family relationships strain…Jan 178Jan 178
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 announcementJan 93Jan 93
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, 202415Dec 16, 202415
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, 202423Nov 21, 202423
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