2010s
Cinema Novo is an impressionistic documentary about the classic Brazilian movie genre. It’s beautiful, but is too hard to grasp for newcomers.
The Force is an important film that hopefully one day we’ll be able to look back upon as history far removed from the current moment.
Wetlands chronicles one man’s inauspicious return home in an attempt to make amends with his family and restart his cop career.
Whilst much of the conversation in the Western world is about the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Europe, Insyriated reminds us of those who can’t even leave their own homes.
The Wilde Wedding is host to such a large ensemble that no plot or joke lands, and sadly suffocates the talent of all involved.
The documentary The Apology tells the story of three Asian women whose lives have been turned upside down by the trauma of sexual slavery.
It is a wonderfully acted and gruesome adaptation of King’s novel, even if the scares sometimes detract from its overall effectiveness.
Rat Film delves into the history of Baltimore’s city planning and the bigotry that has perpetrated on the African-American population.
What Will People Say is a brutal yet powerful study of the effects of subjugation on a young woman in a highly patriarchal society.
Patti Cake$ is the true sleeper hit of the 2017 summer movie season, and here’s to hoping that it continues to build momentum as it makes its way to home video.
Sidemen is a lovingly crafted documentary telling the history of 3 underappreciated musicians, and helps keep the spirit of the blues alive.
Cardinals is a tense and subtly effective thriller set in small-town Canada, bolstered by strong performances and complex themes.
It’s abundantly clear that Year By The Sea is composer Alexander Janko’s directorial debut, as its characters are underdeveloped and predictable plot-lines are lost amidst the beautiful scenery of Cape Cod.
Is This Now is a perplexingly bad movie, rife with awkward tonal shifts, poor camerawork, unbelievable acting, and a very unfitting ending.
SHOT CALLER: A Terrifyingly Accurate Castigation Of White Supremacy
What Shot Caller lacks for, narratively, it makes up for in its complex character study guised as a prison drama, expertly exposing human nature’s animalism.