Weapons
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 8, 2025
The movie lays its cards on the table right away with a premise that works instantly on both visceral and emotional levels.
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By Kevin Filipski August 7, 2025
Roman Polanski’s most personal film since The Pianist (2002) revisits one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice in French history.
Taxi zum Klo
By Jeffery Berg July 31, 2025
A groundbreaking work of queer cinema that warrants reexamination, as well as the attention of new viewers.
Architecton
By Wilda Williams
Director Victor Kossakovsky has created an austere spectacle of sight and sound that must be viewed on the biggest screen with the finest sound system available.
The Naked Gun
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Folktales
By Jeffery Berg July 23, 2025
Dog-lovers—and perhaps even the dog-agnostic—will be moved by this quietly powerful coming-of-age documentary.
Monk in Pieces
By Caroline Ely
The innovative choreographer, dancer, singer, and filmmaker clearly knows not just how to laugh, but how to get the last laugh.
Eddington
By Guillermo Lopez Meza July 19, 2025
A smug, tongue-out gesture at sensitive topics or a sharp-eyed tapestry of American dysfunction?
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
By Wilda Williams July 17, 2025
This beautiful and painful coming-of-age tale features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter.