Embattled
By Andrew Plimpton November 25, 2020
A father and son rivalry set in the brutal world of mixed martial arts fighting.
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Belushi
By Paul Weissman November 24, 2020
Director R.J. Cutler assembles a poignant, loving, and (of course) funny tribute, based on the oral biography of the same name.
Saul & Ruby’s Holocaust Survivor Band
By Ben Wasserman
Polish Holocaust survivors Saul Dreier and Ruby Sosnowicz, move with more energy than most men half their ages. The same can be said for their music.
Born to Be
By Kyle Mustain November 20, 2020
Its main subject has to be one of the most badass, real-life doctors to grace the screen in recent memory.
Wolfwalkers
By Ben Wasserman November 18, 2020
The main reason to watch this is its stellar animation. Even if there were Disney films out as competition—be they 2-D or 3-D—this movie would still look refreshing by comparison.
Divine Love
By Guillermo Lopez Meza November 13, 2020
A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”
Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
By Andrew Plimpton November 12, 2020
Though the matters are weighty and the content complex, co-director Werner Herzog never forgets his sense of humor.
I Am Greta
By Ben Wasserman
When the documentary analyzes the obvious mental stress of a young girl on the international stage, it becomes insightful.
18 to Party
By Andrew Plimpton November 5, 2020
The year is 1984, the place is upstate New York, school has just started, and a group of eighth graders are waiting to get inside a nightclub.