A welcome homecoming for a new 4K digital restoration of a landmark independent film that’s attained cult status.
Arts Remembrance: Homage to Gilbert Gottfried — One of America’s Most Original Stand-ups
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried’s passing has hit me harder than most deaths of my celebrity faves: it’s a deprivation I can feel in my stomach.
Film Review: “The Great Postal Heist” — Clear and Present Danger to a Great American Institution
This effective advocacy documentary charts the 21st-century decline of a great American institution (one established in the U.S. Constitution). It’s also a wake-up call alerting us that things didn’t have to happen this way.
Film Review: “France” — A Comic Drama about the Shallowness of Contemporary Journalism
Léa Seydoux claims the spotlight as the title character in Bruno Dumont’s pithy and entertaining France, giving a performance that’s cunningly calibrated to mesmerize.
Film Review: “Surge” — In the Grip of an Irresistible Force
Ben Whishaw crackles aplenty in Aniel Karia’s fresh and primal debut feature.
Film Appreciation: “History is Made at Night” — Transcendent Love on Screen
Director Frank Borzage’s wonderful 1937 History Is Made at Night, newly restored and released on Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection, defies pigeonholing.
Film Review: “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché” — Courage and Artistry Relevant to Our Moment
The documentary strikes a remarkably rich vein, covering not only music, fashion and a late-1970s social critique, but also matters of race, class, gender, mental health and spirituality.
Film Review: 1930’s “Ingagi” — An Elusive Beast from the Dark Shadows of American Cinema Emerges
In its day, Ingagi raked in the crowds with a promise of weird African animals and “wild” women, and a teasing of bestiality.
Film Review: “News of the World” — An Intimate Two-Shot of a Western
The filmmakers use their story to point towards a way to help us navigate through our own polarization; it has something to do with each of us widening our perspective to take in more than just our immediate experience.
Film Review: “White Riot” — The Superb, Sadly Relevant, Story of Rock Against Racism
Director Rubika Shah ends her film on this high note, but no one watching could conclude that the struggle is over