Possessor: Uncut
The horror movie plays like a Black Mirror episode if the “technology gone wrong” motif shifted into something far more existential and Lovecraftian.
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Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
What chef Yotam Ottolenghi gives viewers is basically prestige food porn, but one could say the court at Versailles invented that concept almost 350 years ago.
The Secrets We Keep
Its story has an obvious Hitchcockian setup, mixed with the ethical dilemmas of Dennis Villeneuve’s Prisoner.
All In: The Fight for Democracy
This documentary on voter suppression could not have come at a better time.
Desert One
Interviews of so many high-profile figures give this account of the attempted 1980 hostage rescue emotional depth.
Coup 53
The probing documentary compiles a giant elaborate puzzle of evidence gathering that feels thrilling and haunting once assembled.
Out Stealing Horses
Two major awakenings during the summer of '48 in this dark but hopeful coming-of-age drama starring Stellan Skarsgard.
She Dies Tomorrow
Amy Seimetz’s film is probably the most eerie example since Jordan Peele’s Get Out of a film acutely and unintentionally capturing America’s state of mind upon its release.