Judas and the Black Messiah | Sundance Film Festival 2021
By Kent Turner February 5, 2021
The movie offers a complex examination of the players involved that is unusual for biopics, and is inherently and unabashedly political.
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M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
By Phil Guie
The life of an artist who is more popular than ever (possibly because reality has become more surreal and dreamlike than ever).
Beginning
By Caroline Ely
A film in touch with deep currents of thought and artistry, it recalls Bergman, Ibsen and Strindberg, Kafka, and even some of the more vengeful verses of the Bible.
4×4
By Guillermo Lopez Meza
A high-concept thriller where the roles of victim and aggressor are reversed.
The White Tiger
By Andrew Plimpton February 4, 2021
A strong film about the amorality that is required to succeed in an amoral world.
True Mothers
By Ben Wasserman
Japan’s 2020 Oscar submission explores parenthood through a young woman who wants her child back from the couple who have adopted him.
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
By Caroline Ely January 28, 2021
A romantic mystery through moody Budapest that exudes enigma, style, and brusque smarts. Prepare for a bracing, intelligent 95 minutes.
Notturno
By Andrew Plimpton
A portrait of a turbulent region compiled from over three years of filming along the borderlands of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iraqi Kurdistan.
Identifying Features
By Guillermo Lopez Meza January 21, 2021
A Mexican mother searches for her son, who vanished on his way to the U.S. border, and encounters the heart of darkness.