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Time and time again, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye has proven she can maneuver tight narratives and powerful messages with a shoestring budget.
James Benning’s latest work examines the ghostly spaces of human inhabitation through its austere and formalist rigour.
This Teacher isn’t a commercial film in its treatment of character, theme and aesthetic. But it’s one that deserves a mainstream audience.
The Journey Is the Destination is vibrant, violent, and sad, but it celebrates Dan Eldon’s exceptional life well.
Having done everything from gangster films to gothic horror, Ferrara and Dafoe have captivated audiences with their deeper, arthouse works.
Of all the crime films to emerge from the 90s, Carl Franklin’s neo-noir masterpiece One False Move stands as one of the forgotten gems.
Liberté is sexual, it’s arousing in respects, it’s taboo in many instances, but overall, it is grotesque and repulsive.
Betty is a perfect summer binge that will empower you to go pick up a skateboard and skate your way to the city with a group of friends.
Spring Night, Summer Night serves as a remarkable example of why funding the preservation, restoration, and release of older films is so important.
I’m No Longer Here allows the heart to overpower technique, and resulting in a heart-warming tale of cultural identity and the lack of it.
Boaz Yakin’s Aviva is an experience not just in the crafting of relationships, but what goes on behind the scenes.
While it attempts to be timely and relevant, throwing jabs at a questionable leader, it leans on cheap humor and shallow narrative constructions.
Luke Parker recently had the pleasure of speaking with Norm Lewis about his experiences working on Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee’s new film.
Da 5 Bloods is the first great Black Vietnam film, not just the first. It’s a movie whose modern envelope minces empathy and excitement within the unsung sacrifice of the African American soldier.
Despite the awkward execution, pacing, and acting, Turnover wonderfully underlines real friendship and the perseverance of the human spirit.