Vice
By Nora Lee Mandel December 31, 2018
Writer/director Adam McKay’s entertaining and irreverent account of Dick Cheney’s political and personal saga.
Writer/director Adam McKay’s entertaining and irreverent account of Dick Cheney’s political and personal saga.
Director Anita Rocha da Silveira draws a direct parallel between sex and death, but she uses the age of her characters to bring that observation to a phantasmagoric boil.
A stirring legal drama that will outrage and inspire in equal measure.
Holly Hunter, in a major star turn, tries to elevate this paint-by-numbers tale into a moving canvas rich with heart and good intentions.
A real-life fugitive story that proves real life is more incredible than any fiction.
It’s the rare achievement for a movie about teenagers: they have layers.
A rockumentary on the seminal band the Stooges, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band ever,” at least according to filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.
Shot documentary style, this affecting film focuses on lives not typically seen in American films, centering on a young Somali refugee and his tag-along dog.
You might have seen a lot of movies, but you probably haven’t seen one about native Mayan pig farmers in Guatemala, with dialogue in Kaqchikel.