Cinema Sabaya
This year's Israeli Oscar submission is directed in an effortlessly authentic faux-documentary style, so much so that it often feels like the real thing.
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Cairo Conspiracy
An espionage film that dramatizes the epic struggle between politics and religion in the modern age.
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
Part nostalgia, part nerd hero worship, the engaging and entertaining Turn Every Page will delight fans of the written word.
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
How the concept of Black Power came from a specific time and place.
Bad Axe
Do we need another documentary covering the pandemic and the George Floyd protests? Yes, and it's one of the most surprising films of the year.
Argentina, 1985
A tightly structured, informative, and cinematic depiction of the most important trial in Argentinian history. It's also among the best movies of the year
The Picture Taker
Prolific photographer Ernest Withers chronicled the civil rights movement. He was also a longtime FBI informant.