Bad Axe
By Ted Metrakas November 17, 2022

Do we need another documentary covering the pandemic and the George Floyd protests? Yes, and it’s one of the most surprising films of the year.
Do we need another documentary covering the pandemic and the George Floyd protests? Yes, and it’s one of the most surprising films of the year.
Based on a play by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, which, in turn, is based on a real incident.
A mother, caught in a moral quandary, discovers that her prodigal son might not be the man she had believed him to be.
If there is one reason to see this, it is Essie Davis.
The performances certainly carry On the Come Up’s weight, but its pacing less so.
After a novice nun leaves her convent, a police inspector attempts to piece together what happened to her and why in this absorbing Romanian drama.
These three films, all currently available on streaming services, have won acclaim over the last six months and should be added to viewers’ watch lists—if they haven’t already.
A potent and incisive snapshot of a place and a people who, up until now, haven’t necessarily had much of a chance to tell their own stories on film.