Son of Monarchs
A subtle work concerned with the intimate relationship between the real and the fantastic, fed by memory and imagination.
Film-Forward
Azor
Though its approach, focused on the rich during a military regime, seems cold, detached, and cynical to a certain degree, the results are discretely chilling.
Identifying Features
A Mexican mother searches for her son, who vanished on his way to the U.S. border, and encounters the heart of darkness.
Mank
Like Citizen Kane, David Fincher’s film is a puzzle that toys with time structure, interlocking past and present events with precision and wit.
The Life Ahead
Sophia Loren is often greater than any movie she appears in, and this is not an exception.
Divine Love
A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”
Hopper/Welles
An intense and—to a certain point—confrontational interview that works as an essential documentary about filmmaking.
Epicentro
An essential watch for anyone interested in present-day Cuba, its future, and its fascinating contradictions.