DOCUDAYS 2020 - New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem is an instructive example showing that for a movie to successfully function as cinéma vérité, it has to take its ‘vérité’ part seriously
Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius take the wheel in the new trailer from Solstice Studios' Unhinged
America’s movie theaters will show their first new film on July 1st, Unhinged, a thriller starring Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe
Hammamet
Hammamet is a disappointing feature and, given the subject matter, a far more complex movie could have been developed
Šavovi (Stitches)
Though too methodical to truly enthral, Stitches is a well-acted and intriguing character study.
Tupla & Shadow director Federico Zampaglione shares lockdown horror movie shot in three days
Tupla & Shadow director Federico Zampaglione shares lockdown horror movie shot in three days
TRIBECA 2020 - Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles from documentary filmmaker, Laura Gabbert is a short yet sweet reminder that art does not have to be limited to a single mode of expression
Tezuka’s Barbara
Tezuka's Barbara is a headache for all the right reasons
The Main Event
The Main Event is not shy about proclaiming who it is aimed for: families that love to come together every Monday night for Monday Night RAW
Life: Untitled
Not only is director Kana Yamada one to watch but she puts directors — decades in the making — to shame, by showcasing such a standard of skill present in Life: Untitled
Normal People
Sally Rooney’s eponymous love story is a confident and uncompromising piece of work that tells a tale of young love stripped to its bare bones without the filters of nostalgia or sugar-coating sentimentality
The Man Without a Shadow
Alireza Raissian's The Man Without a Shadow is a stoic and deliberately methodical thriller that explores gender dynamics in an Iranian household to an engaging degree
Narcissus and Goldmund
With the original text celebrating its 90th anniversary, it seems scarcely believable that this is the first adaptation of Hermann Hesse’s tale of friendship in the Middle Ages
Upload - Season 1
Upload makes the most of its ultimately simple story by believing in its characters and being effortlessly funny, touching, and sincere
The Clone Wars - S7E12: Victory and Death
The titular wars are over, and Star Wars itself will never be the same.
DREAMS: An Exploration of Human Consciousness
Sumer Singh explores the theme of human consciousness in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Beastie Boys Story
Beastie Boys Story serves as a wistful memory of the simplicities and organic dialect of friendship
Chile's Troubled Conscience through the Cinema of Pablo Larrain
Jakub Flasz Examines the Filmography of Director Pablo Larraín as a Metaphor for Chile's Troubled Conscience
Never Have I Ever - Season 1
Never Have I Ever is as funny as it is tragic and proves to be unapologetic in both its sensitivity toward its characters, and its expression of Mindy Kaling’s unique voice
THE MEN WHO TREAD ON TIGER’S TAIL: Akira Kurosawa's Turning Point in Experimenting with Genre
Carson Timar takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s experimentation of genre and its failures present in The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
CINÉMA DU RÉEL 2020 - There Will Be No More Night
Eléonore Weber’s documentary, There Will Be No More Night, utterly mesmerizes the audience with its haunting imagery, given how every frame exudes an overwhelming feeling of claustrophobia