Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership
Dir. Baron Vaughn
Demonstrating that a great stand-up routine should always stem from strong writing first and foremost, Brian Simpson makes common subjects…
The Eternal Memory
Dir. Maite Alberdi
Documentaries about people suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other neurodegenerative diseases will always occupy a bit of an uneasy space—how…
Kokomo City
Dir. D. Smith
The idea of representation in movies is often limited to superficial gestures of putting on screen people who look a…
Mr. Dress-Up: The Magic of Make Believe
Dir. Robert McCallum
Just like with his mentor and contemporary, Fred Rogers, there are no dark secrets to Ernest Coombs’ earnest belief in…
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Dir. Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli
Using the documentary form with supreme clarity and righteous fury, Lakota Nation vs. United States distills hundreds of years of…
The Kidnapping Day
Dir. Park Yoo-young
Genuinely exciting but with more than enough heart to keep its genre trappings from overwhelming the story, The Kidnapping Day…
My Adventures with Superman
Bright, breezy, and refreshingly unburdened by the seriousness of so many live-action Superman shows and movies, this new animated series…
Upon Entry
Dir. Alejandro Rojas & Juan Sebastián Vásquez
He may be out of office, but films about Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic immigration policies will continue to feel…
20 Days in Mariupol
Dir. Mstyslav Chernov
Formally speaking, 20 Days in Mariupol is little more than a compilation of footage bravely collected by Mstyslav Chernov in…
Kumari Srimathi
Dir. Gomtesh Upadhye
Sometimes the ability to create good drama (and comedy!) just depends on one’s attentiveness to how the world works and…
This Much I Know to Be True
Dir. Andrew Dominik
Whether or not you’re a fan of Nick Cave’s contemplative, idiosyncratic style of music, This Much I Know to Be…
The Burial
Dir. Margaret Betts
Many people lament the decline of the mid-budget drama with Hollywood A-listers in the lead roles, and for good reason:…
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Knowing better than to dwell on its title character’s early life in bondage, Lawmen: Bass Reeves grants him his freedom…
Soap Opera
Dir. Gigi Soares & Renata Pinheiro
The less you try to think about the absurd fantasy premise of this satire on Brazilian telenovelas, the better. Based…
Katrina Babies
Dir. Edward Buckles
If Katrina Babies seems like a somewhat disjointed account of the myriad responses to Hurricane Katrina and the U.S. government’s…
Fabric of the Human Body
Dir. Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel
While primarily a showcase of endoscopic footage of various surgeries in different hospitals throughout Paris—which should already be enough to…
20,000 Species of Bees
Dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
As far as LGBTQIA+ stories go, 20,000 Species of Bees isn’t the best at talking about its themes of identity…
The League
Dir. Sam Pollard
An essential documentary for sports fans but one that may be too specialized for casual viewers, The League continues director…
Castlevania: Nocturne
While this spin-off of Netflix’s previous Castlevania series doesn’t have the most interesting take on vampires, Nocturne’s stellar action scenes…
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Dir. Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
Although Who We Are is essentially a professionally recorded masterclass interspersed with additional interviews, it only emphasizes Jeffery Robinson’s skill…
Afire
Dir. Christian Petzold
There’s something rich at the heart of Afire that, whether intentionally or not, is kept at arm’s length from the…
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Dir. Geeta Gandbhir & Sam Pollard
By retelling a vital chapter of the civil rights movement from the perspective of an entire community—and not just through…
Hit the Road
Dir. Panah Panahi
A road trip movie with an unknown destination, Hit the Road plays with our expectations by avoiding any obvious questions…
