Don’t Call Me Son
The Brazilian drama takes on social class, shifting identities, and what happens when a newcomer knocks a family dynamic off balance.
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Little Sister
Familiar works such as Garden State and even Donnie Darko come to mind as Little Sister rolls on, albeit with a looser, more determinedly madcap feel.
The Lovers and the Despot
There’s no business like show business—with Kim Jong-il, and international intrigue, showbiz glamour, and a glimpse inside the deeply bonkers regime (and mind) of Dear Leader Kim.
The Light Between Oceans
Behind the film’s sweeping vistas lies the spirit of a micromanager, an entity that does not trust us with our own emotions and wants to steer us firmly where it thinks they should lie.
Hieronymus Bosch: Touch by the Devil
With unequaled access to the artist's work, this terminally tasteful and conflict-averse film vividly showcases the hellfire horrors of the art through powerful lenses that magnify every brushstroke.
Miss Sharon Jones!
Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple follows singer Sharon Jones on her journey through cancer and recovery, catching glimpses of a stalwart trouper knocked off balance.
Under the Sun
Director Vitaly Mansky's cool but empathetic documentary of life in the Hermit Kingdom takes us to the outer limits of what people will believe.
The Innocents
Director Anne Fontaine’s stirring drama takes religious faith as a starting point and looks at different approaches to compromised belief within a Polish abbey in the disastrous aftermath of World War II.