France
Those who bought tickets to see the woman-meets-ride romance won’t be disappointed but Jumbo has more on its mind.
In an era where hand-drawn animations are fewer and fewer, films like this one ought to be shouted from the rooftops and celebrated.
Déa Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning is guaranteed to linger uncomfortably in the back of your mind long after the end credits have rolled.
Night of the Kings explores how rituals, traditions, and stories can give people reasons to live even in the darkest times.
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.