The Childhood of a Leader
By Kyle Mustain July 21, 2016
The story of a sociopath learning his trade, beautifully crafted in old-school filmmaking.
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Hooligan Sparrow
By Ted Metrakas July 20, 2016
A riveting feat of guerilla filmmaking, revealing much about systems of power in China and the formidable tactics of its burgeoning activist culture.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
By Ted Metrakas July 7, 2016
About as open and probing as a documentary gets, this is a revealing look at an unparalleled entertainer’s professional and personal life.
Zero Days
By Ted Metrakas
Filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new film reveals that a new type of weapon, cyber warfare, has already been created and deployed, with barely a hint of public awareness.
Under the Sun
By Caroline Ely July 5, 2016
Director Vitaly Mansky’s cool but empathetic documentary of life in the Hermit Kingdom takes us to the outer limits of what people will believe.
Life, Animated
By Kent Turner July 1, 2016
In his graceful and disarming documentary, filmmaker Roger Ross Williams gets inside the head of Owen Suskind, an autistic young man who learned how to communicate by taking his social and language cues from classic Disney cartoons.
The Innocents
By Caroline Ely
Director Anne Fontaine’s stirring drama takes religious faith as a starting point and looks at different approaches to compromised belief within a Polish abbey in the disastrous aftermath of World War II.
Swiss Army Man
By Hayden Jacoves June 30, 2016
The most imaginative, subversive, and joyfully juvenile variation of a mid-2000s indie romcom imaginable.
T-Rex
By Emefa Timpo June 24, 2016
A deft and subtle look at the world of a boxer, a woman, an African American woman, and an athlete.