Beyond Utopia
By Caroline Ely November 2, 2023
Madeleine Gavin’s documentary probably gives viewers the most complete—and harrowing—picture of the nightmare involved in fleeing North Korea.
Madeleine Gavin’s documentary probably gives viewers the most complete—and harrowing—picture of the nightmare involved in fleeing North Korea.
Léa Seydoux completely immerses herself in this demented and sprawling epic romance about missed opportunities.
An absorbing documentary about an Indian family’s revolutionary fight for justice.
Todd Haynes’s subtle and delicate film kicked off this year’s festival. It stars Natalie Portman, in one of her most intricate performances.
Jonathan Glazer’s new film is an essential addition to the representation of the Holocaust, and one of the best films of the year.
A dense and informative documentary about Christian missionary John Allen Chau’s doomed encounter on the isolated North Sentinel Island.
If you are looking for gore and shocking images, you have come to the right place.
Signe Baumane’s original and smart semi-autobiographical animated musical is different and not afraid to be itself.
First time director Cord Jefferson accomplishes quite a balancing act. He has made a family drama and, more pungently and winningly, a satire aimed at an adult audience.