The League
Director Sam Pollard recounts important aspects of African American history in his new, thoroughly engaging, but occasionally enraging look at the Negro baseball leagues.
Film-Forward
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Nancy Buirski looks at the classic 1969 film through the twin lenses of its director’s homosexuality and the explosive 1960s.
Close to Vermeer
“What makes a Vermeer a Vermeer?” is the question that opens Suzanne Raes’s meticulously observed and detailed documentary.
The Night of the 12th
A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.
It Ain’t Over
A murderer’s row of baseball luminaries, sportscasters and sportswriters, family members, and longtime friend Billy Crystal sing the praises of Yogi Berra.
The Eight Mountains
The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
An animated adaptation of six Haruki Murakami short stories, featuring ghostly figures, anthropomorphic animals, and natural disasters.
Everything Went Fine
Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.