At the Ready
By Phil Guie November 5, 2021
This insightful documentary profiles three El Paso, Texas, Mexican-American teenagers who want to work as U.S. Border Patrol agents.
This insightful documentary profiles three El Paso, Texas, Mexican-American teenagers who want to work as U.S. Border Patrol agents.
A baroque blend of documentary and reenactments that call in to question every captivating image, every emotional testimony.
This gentle, lived-in story about a tentative romance between an older man and woman wins you over with low-key, unhurried charm.
A hotshot Hollywood insider gets in over his head with anonymous sex and logarithms.
A highly satisfying coming-of-age account in which teens emerge convincingly stronger and wiser.
Whether you end up satisfied or disappointed depends on if you follow the advise of one of the movie’s narrators: pay attention to details.
Jane Campion performs a seductive sleight of hand in her adaptation of American writer Thomas Savage’s 1967 shapeshifting novel.
A highly informative documentary centering on someone who had an outsized impact on modern American life, yet who remains largely unknown.
Overstuffed and often heavy-handed as it is, the movie is beautifully shot and styled, features some very moving scenes, and derives power from its incendiary performances.