Origin
By Guillermo Lopez Meza January 18, 2024
This is the best film from last year that you probably haven’t seen yet.
Top Picks
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
By Jeffery Berg
The elegant framing, the long takes, and the eclectic soundscapes almost induce a trancelike state.
Bye Bye Tiberias
By Paul Weissman
Directed by actress Hiam Abbass’s daughter, the documentary examines what Abbass could and could not leave behind after she left her Palestinian family for Europe.
Inshallah a Boy
By Caroline Ely January 11, 2024
As Jordan’s international feature Oscar entry, this somber story of injustice and one woman’s breaking point should garner deserved attention.
The Crime Is Mine
By Caroline Ely December 26, 2023
A charming, effervescent, and smart addition to François Ozon’s always fast-moving, fast-changing body of work.
The Best Films of 2023
By Kent Turner December 20, 2023
What’s the point of a top 10 list if it rubber stamps the usual suspects and mimics so many others?
Poor Things
By Rania Richardson December 7, 2023
A Frankenstein fable that becomes a coming-of-age saga exploding societal conventions, particularly the physical kind. Nudity, explicit sex, and grotesqueries abound.
Monster
By Andrew Plimpton
A film of tremendous unease that adults experience on behalf of children and children experience between themselves.
Concrete Utopia
By Ben Wasserman
A massive earthquake tears through Seoul, yet somehow, one apartment complex manages to survive intact.