Palm Trees and Power Lines
The story of how a lonely, teenage girl is groomed and exploited by an older man.
Film-Forward
A House Made of Splinters
This subtle and moving documentary is low on explanation, heavy on observation.
Irreversible: Straight Cut
To Gaspar Noé’s credit, this edit does not feel more conventional than its predecessor. It is, however, revealing to watch, and not for reasons Noé intends.
Let It Be Morning
A droll comedy/drama of an Arab village in Israel stuck in limbo.
All Quiet on the Western Front
The latest remake of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 anti-war novel, now from a German filmmaker.
ICYMI: The Territory | Navalny | The Janes
Now streaming, three real-life stories of resistance and repression. In each, the emphasis is on hope.
2nd Chance
The story of the man who invented the modern-day bullet proof vest is a classic American tale: a not-quite rags-to-riches beginning, followed by success that swells until it gets out of hand.
Retrograde
Director Matthew Heineman chronicles the process, and the aftereffect, of President Biden’s decision to pull the U.S. military out of Afghanistan.