Give or Take
A sweet-natured, dryly funny comedy that is not afraid to address the complex emotions that inform its humor.
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Partly a compelling portrait of a young woman ahead of her time, the punk rock supernova who fronted the band X-Ray Spex.
Compartment No. 6
Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen has made essentially a less romantic, more realistic Before Sunrise and the first great surprise of 2022.
Parallel Mothers
This is Almodóvar in full melodrama mode. His trademark humor is all but absent.
Tick, Tick…. BOOM!
For theater lovers, Lin-Manuel Miranda's film will be manna from heaven.
Encounter
Riz Ahmed's new film begins with an alien invasion and turns into something else.
The Velvet Underground
A thoroughly entertaining and insightful documentary, even if it’s not the definitive biography of the band.
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
An entertaining and insightful documentary on the sonic architect of the Beach Boys.