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Wild Rose

Featuring an ex-con from gritty Glasgow with Nashville dreams, played by a-star-is-born Jessie Buckley.

By |June 22nd, 2019|British|0 Comments

High Life

In French director Claire Denis’s first film set in the future and on a space ship, human relationships are still central.

By |June 20th, 2019|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Shoah: Four Sisters

A timely response to the persistence of Holocaust denial and the Polish government’s attempt to make it illegal to accuse that nation of complicity.

By |May 9th, 2019|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Sobibor

A brutal and Putin-approved work of Holocaust education.

By |March 29th, 2019|War|0 Comments

The Brink

The “evil genius” of Trump’s campaign seeks like-minded rightists at home and abroad.

By |March 29th, 2019|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Mustang

Where home on the beautiful range is a prison.

By |March 14th, 2019|Western|0 Comments

Woman at War

The amusing adventures of an eco-terrorist in Iceland.

By |February 28th, 2019|Satire|0 Comments

Vice

Writer/director Adam McKay’s entertaining and irreverent account of Dick Cheney’s political and personal saga.

By |December 31st, 2018|Biopic, Featured|0 Comments

On the Basis of Sex

The feel-good movie of the year on the triumph over gender discrimination.

By |December 28th, 2018|Biopic|2 Comments