Director Agnieszka Holland deftly presents a vision of genocide that is hard-hitting but never manipulative: the horror pervades the monochrome beauty of snow, skeletal trees, and pale, sunken faces.
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Film Review: “Working Man” — Singing the Proletarian Blues
Working Man does an excellent job dramatizing the poverty and desperation of people who live paycheck to paycheck.
Film Review: “Miss Juneteenth” — Hope Is Heart-wrenching
There is a gemlike quality to this film: an emotional, earthbound portrayal of the lived experience of a black woman — fighting to make ends meet, retaining her integrity despite repeated indignities.
Film Review: “There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv” — The Story of Rabbi Doolittle
This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen, one that I plan to view again and again.
Film Review: “Proud” — What It Means to Exist as a Gay Person in France
Proud excels when it makes the political personal, utilizing its characters as affecting markers for changing minds and hearts.
Film Review: Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” — Reunion and Redemption
Spike Lee examines a number of racist stereotypes that illuminate the times these men lived through, the bigoted conditions of their service and sacrifice, and their continued struggle for respect and parity.
Film Review: Three Early Classics of Gay Love and Desire
It is an apt time to honor these pioneers: to recognize that we are here, and have always been here, making compelling art from under the shadow of oppression.
Film Review: “Shirley” — Domestic Witchcraft
Shirley is hard to watch, hard to resist, and deeply, deliciously haunting.
Film Review: “Tommaso” — A Portrait of the Messy Inner Life of an Artist
Director/writer Abel Ferrrara, who often features character actors such as Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel in his movies, has found a kindred spirit in Willem Dafoe.
Film Review: Want More Movies to Watch While Sheltering in Place? Stir-Crazy 5
Five more feature films of great interest and their links, carefully chosen to get you through the travails of the coronavirus..