Night School
By Cary Meltzer Frostick June 8, 2017
This film should be required viewing in every high school.
Top Picks
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
By Nora Lee Mandel May 11, 2017
The newest film by writer/director Joseph Cedar is already one of the most relevant films of the year.
Heal the Living
By Kyle Mustain April 13, 2017
With arresting cinematography by Tom Harari and a moving score by Alexandre Desplat, every effort comes together in Katell Quillévéré’s third feature for an impactful, almost metaphysical experience.
Gifted
By Kyle Mustain April 9, 2017
Chris Evans as a non-superhero leading man? Now there’s something we haven’t seen in a while.
Win It All
By Christopher Bourne April 7, 2017
A film which transforms extremely familiar genre elements into an infectiously comedic movie full of vividly detailed portraits.
Graduation
By Caroline Ely April 6, 2017
Graduation skillfully genre-hops, with forays into kitchen-sink drama, morality play, and even psychological thriller.
After the Storm
By Phil Guie March 17, 2017
A film very much about the legacies parents pass down to their children—kind of sad, kind of beautiful.
Dim the Fluorescents | Slamdance 2017
By Phil Guie February 8, 2017
A sharp yet ultimately poignant dark comedy that won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the recent Slamdance Film Festival.
Fences
By Nora Lee Mandel December 26, 2016
A classic family drama and the first feature film version of a play by August Wilson.