Wolfwalkers
By Ben Wasserman November 18, 2020
The main reason to watch this is its stellar animation. Even if there were Disney films out as competition—be they 2-D or 3-D—this movie would still look refreshing by comparison.
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Divine Love
By Guillermo Lopez Meza November 13, 2020
A complex political parable that, ironically, empathizes with the “wrong side of history.”
Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds
By Andrew Plimpton November 12, 2020
Though the matters are weighty and the content complex, co-director Werner Herzog never forgets his sense of humor.
Belly of the Beast
By Benjamin Tran October 15, 2020
An urgent wake-up call and yet another brutal reminder that we are not that far past the era of Jim Crow.
Time
By Phil Guie
An intimate and highly relevant documentary that delves into the psychological effects of having a loved one serving a lengthy prison sentence.
Possessor: Uncut
By Ben Wasserman October 2, 2020
The horror movie plays like a Black Mirror episode if the “technology gone wrong” motif shifted into something far more existential and Lovecraftian.
The Antenna
By Paul Weissman
Its finale can only be described as Terry Gilliam meets David Cronenberg.
Nomadland | New York Film Festival 2020
By Kent Turner September 29, 2020
For an off-kilter year in which moviegoing has been curtailed and new films have debuted online and not in theaters, it’s fitting that this low-key and muted film has recently been celebrated.
Softie
By Phil Guie September 25, 2020
This documentary works on multiple levels: as an insider’s look at a political campaign, an underdog story, a domestic drama, and even something of a thriller.