The Nest
By Andrew Plimpton September 17, 2020
A harrowing, deeply affecting story of flawed people in a troubled time, and one of the year’s strongest films thus far.
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Sibyl
By Caroline Ely September 10, 2020
A smart, sexy, and over-the-top comedy that is anchored by shrewd, relatable observations about human foibles.
All In: The Fight for Democracy
By Ben Wasserman September 8, 2020
This documentary on voter suppression could not have come at a better time.
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
By Andrew Plimpton August 25, 2020
Werner Herzog’s tribute to the British writer’s many obsessions and his restless curiosity.
Song Without a Name
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 7, 2020
A must-watch that’s harrowing and infuriating, set in 1988 during the war between the Peruvian government and the Shining Path guerrilla movement.
La Llorona
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 6, 2020
Jayro Bustamante’s vision of the Weeping Woman is novel, and it’s a stroke of genius to imagine this popular legend in relation to the real horrors that have stained Latin American history.
She Dies Tomorrow
By Ben Wasserman
Amy Seimetz’s film is probably the most eerie example since Jordan Peele’s Get Out of a film acutely and unintentionally capturing America’s state of mind upon its release.
We Are Little Zombies
By Paul Weissman July 16, 2020
If there is a release this year more inventive and phantasmagoric than this movie, one would be hard pressed to find it. It’s like Natural Born Killers on crack.
Relic
By Ben Wasserman July 10, 2020
Guided by strong performances, this is one of the most haunting films of 2020 so far.