Directed by Nicolas Rossier
Produced by Tami Woronoff and Naashon Zalk
South Africa/USA 75 min. Not rated
Nelson Mandela is likely one of the most famous and admired figures of the 20th century. His story is well-known. After 27 years as a political prisoner, he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He orchestrated a peaceful […]
Written and Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Produced by von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara.
Available on Netflix
UK.97 min. Not rated
In 2013, Netflix released the Oscar-nominated documentary The Square, chronicling the ongoing dangers following the Egyptian revolution. With Virunga, the digital content giant continues its trend of releasing compelling, timely documentaries about some of the most […]
Written and Directed by Michael Almereyda, based on the Shakespeare play
Produced by Michael Benaroya, Anthony Katagas and Almereyda
Released by Lionsgate
USA. 98 min. Rated R
With Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Peter Gerety, Kevin Corrigan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, James Ransone, Spencer Treat Clark, Bill Pullman and Delroy Lindo
If nothing […]
Directed by Ethan Hawke
Produced by Ryan Hawke, Greg Loser and Heather Joan Smith
Released by Sundance Selects
USA. 81 min. Not rated. Rated PG
Proving that not all music teachers are of the terrifyingly mean J.K. Simmons variety, this moving, intimate documentary portrait tells of the life and passion of Manhattan concert pianist Seymour Bernstein. One often […]
Directed by Gabriel London
Produced by Daniel J. Chalfen, London, and Charlie Sadoff
Released by City Drive Entertainment Group
Canada/USA. 100 min. Not rated
Telling a story that could only transpire in our weirdest state, the new documentary The Mind of Mark DeFriest recounts the life and crimes of Florida handyman Mark DeFriest. In 1980 at the age of […]
Written, Produced, and Directed by Brian Knappenberger
Released by Film Buff/ Participant Media
USA. 104 min. Not rated
What happens when an idealistic computer genius tries to hack the most obstinate system of all, American corporate capitalism? By turns touching and infuriating, the documentary The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz recounts the short but meaningful […]
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Produced by Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergey Melkumov
Written by Oleg Negin and Zvyagintsev
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
Russian with English subtitles
Russia. 142 min Rated R
With Alexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovitchenkov, Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova, Alexey Rozin, Sergey Pokhodaev
How is it that, in the real world, the bad guys tend to win and […]
Directed by David Mackenzie
Written by Jonathan Asser
Produced by Gillian Berrie
Released by Tribeca Film
UK. 106 min. Not rated
With Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell, Anthony Welsh, David Ajala and Peter Ferdinando
Starred Up, written by real-life prison psychiatrist Jonathan Asser, feels like necessary corrective medicine for our cultural obsession with anti-heroes. Morally repugnant protagonists have […]
Directed by Morten Tyldum
Produced by Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, and Teddy Schwarzman
Written by Graham Moore, based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.
Released by the Weinstein Company
USA/UK. 114 min. Rated R
With Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong
For someone who has become […]
