Neil Giordano
A critical look at this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” –- Hamlet
At a time when Kenneth Branagh busies himself clogging up multiplexes with bombastic Agatha Christie all-star remakes, director/writer Rian Johnson revels in subversion of the genre.
Wondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
Parasite’s powerful vision of the existentially downtrodden offers equal nods to Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
A Screenager Star is Born?
What happens when a dubious scientific experiment yields unexpected results?

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Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year.
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