France
In a world that seems to be leaning more to authoritarian power and rule, we need documentaries such as The Monopoly of Violence.
With its flashes of humor and music, The Hole is a disturbingly timely depiction of humanity in crisis that speaks to our current isolation.
With Proxima, Winocour has left an indelible mark on cinematic space travel, by viewing it through a feminist lens and placing more emphasis on earth.
As society becomes twisted and distorted in our actual lives, The Halt from director Lav Diaz now feels like a prophetic tale.
A deeper look at the final moments of Moonlight and A Portrait of A Lady on Fire lead to a profound philosophy of acceptance applicable to everyday life.
Game of Death is a fun and gore-filled examination of horror and video game conventions that works well in its short runtime.
Almayer’s Folly is a movie that quietly but forcefully acknowledges Chantal Akerman’s feminism, accommodating the racial imbalances with equal space as the gender dynamics.
Guillaume Pierret’s Lost Bullet is a wannabe Mad Max that takes in pride in flaunting its no-nonsense action movie tag.
The Truth is an impeccable and intimate view into the quietly tumultuous relationships between mothers and daughters and the shape they take into adulthood.
Boaz Yakin’s Aviva is an experience not just in the crafting of relationships, but what goes on behind the scenes.
Continuing her revolutionary depiction of real-time, No Home Movie epitomizes every quality that made Chantal Akerman’s cinema so groundbreaking.
Ariane Labed’s Olla tells an important tale of the migration of resourceful, young, Eastern European women into Western Europe.
Alice is a film that should enlighten anybody, because it’s about society as much as it is about Alice herself.
A satisfying slice of sleaze served up on celluloid, Série Noire is a deliciously good watch.
Even if you admire Deerskin’s audacity, its sudden and puzzling conclusion leaves much to be desired.