Film
This is a chilling tale of the (last) Cold War, and footage of Teslas and iPhones serves as a potent reminder that the struggle for global natural resources, in the Third World and beyond, continues.
“Pepe” is an immense achievement: one of the most formally and politically radical narrative films to turn up on the international festival circuit in 2024.
“The Damned” is a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem blending historical, psychological, and folk chills into a bleak midwinter’s tale to keep you up through the longest nights of the year.
“Nickel Boys” is an unsettling, yet gorgeous, cinematic adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel.
“All We Imagine As Light” is an absorbing celebration of female friendship.
“Babygirl” comes off as a rather lascivious take-down of yet another older woman who has everything she wants except … sexual excitement.
It seems every year the quality of feature films, especially those from mainstream studios, is getting worse, while that of documentaries is getting better.
Interviews with a pillager – “Plunderer” examines Nazi art theft at DOC NYC; two other docs remember Artsakh, a country that is no more
Director Robert Eggers’ take on the venerable vampire is a little too buttoned-up, too clean, too refined.
If there’s a documentary on this list that you want to see and it isn’t readily available, I’d suggest following it on social media or checking if its website has an email list that will announce future screenings or streamings.
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