The Cordillera of Dreams
By Phil Guie February 14, 2020
Can the Andes really be as constant and unchanging as they appear from afar, especially given the political upheaval that has occurred in the country lying in their shadows?
Top Picks
Les Misérables
By Wilda Williams
Ladj Ly’s movie graphically examines how French society, through the actions of one police squad, reaps what it sows.
1917
By Kent Turner December 24, 2019
Danger comes from all corners: snipers; huge, voracious rats; and land mines. World War I, in its many facets, is the central character.
Uncut Gems
By Andrew Plimpton December 21, 2019
The Safdie brothers have crafted yet another film that places a character in increasingly high-risk situations that careen between comedy and genuine menace. It’s nowhere close to relaxing, and is none the worse for it.
The Best of 2019
By Kent Turner December 19, 2019
There is no escaping that the films favored this year (with the exception of two) are all somehow crime related, though they broadly range from the elegant to the earthy.
Atlantics
By Andrew Plimpton December 14, 2019
Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, Mati Diop’s first feature is an exciting achievement.
Midnight Family
By Guillermo Lopez Meza December 6, 2019
The intricacies, contradictions, and nightly dilemmas behind a private ambulance enterprise are the focus of this absorbing and gripping documentary.
63 Up
By Caroline Ely
What stays the same in the latest installment is the sense of every life’s singularity and preciousness.
The Kingmaker
By Kent Turner November 17, 2019
Imelda Marcos is charming, ever defiant, and not the least of all, boastful, or perhaps delusional. Her responses are pithy, quotable, and wholly narcissistic.