Shirley
By Wilda Williams June 4, 2020
Stylistically and tonally, director Josephine Decker tries to present writer Shirley Jackson’s life like a Shirley Jackson story.
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Judy & Punch
By Andrew Plimpton
The script walks a sometimes uneasy line between genuine darkness and a Monty Python–esque embrace of anachronism and the bizarre.
Tommaso
By Guillermo Lopez Meza
Abel Ferrara’s latest film conveys the forbidden allure of reading someone else’s private diary.
2040
By Ben Wasserman
A much more hopeful take on your traditional environmental documentary.
And Then We Danced
By Kyle Mustain June 2, 2020
The director’s choice to set this age-old queer coming-of-age tale in his native Republic of Georgia provides a unique take, and also an insight into this society.
Lucky Grandma
By Andrew Plimpton May 29, 2020
An expert and affecting blend of genres (thriller, comedy, gangster film).
On the Record
By Benjamin Tran May 27, 2020
A painful but necessary watch, the film revolves around the many women who have accused rap mogul Russell Simmons of rape.
The Painter and the Thief
By Caroline Ely
A semi-magical view of redemption, hyperrealistic yet juiced-up, like the artworks at the documentary’s center.
The Trip to Greece
By Ben Wasserman May 21, 2020
The fourth film in the series does well with its “Anthony Bourdain meets My Dinner with Andre” setup.