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…
Uncle Frank
Dir. Alan Ball
You’ll recognize more than a few faces in Uncle Frank. There are no mega-stars but the caliber of acting in…
Wildlife
Dir. Paul Dano
A powerful but quiet movie directed by Paul Dano and based on a novel of the same name by Richard…
Never Look Away
Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
It’s impossible to describe this incredible movie as one thing or the other. It’s an epic three-hour saga that takes…
Official Secrets
Dir. Gavin Hood
Keira Knightley stars in this incredible true story of an Iraq War whistleblower who remains relatively little-known in the U.S.…
I Dream in Another Language
Dir. Ernesto Contreras
An indigenous language is dying, and the last two people who speak it have not spoken to each other in…
Burning
Dir. Chang-dong Lee & Lee Chang-dong
Vague statement alert: Burning is not a movie that you “get”; it’s a movie you experience. Based on a short…
Mid90s
Dir. Jonah Hill
It wouldn’t be too far of a reach to evoke Kids (1995) while diving into Mid90s. But instead of taking…
Eighth Grade
Dir. Bo Burnham
You live in a strange world. Or at least, that’s what the generation before you thinks. Eight Grade is a…
Stop Making Sense
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Widely regarded as one of the finest concert movies of all time, Stop Making Sense depicts musical innovators The Talking…
I Am Jonas
Dir. Christophe Charrier
This atmospheric 82-minute French drama is set between 1995 and the present time, between a shy and lonely teenage version…
Lean on Pete
Dir. Andrew Haigh
A24 + Steve Buscemi = ?. In “Lean on Pete,” Buscemi plays a guy called Del Montgomery (of course), who…
Utøya: July 22
Dir. Erik Poppe
This movie is different from a Netflix release about the same events. Actually, it’s different from any movie you’ve probably…
Monsieur Lazhar
Dir. Philippe Falardeau
After the sudden death of a teacher, 55-year-old Algerian immigrant Bachir Lazhar is hired at an elementary school in Montreal.…
If Beale Street Could Talk
Dir. Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins’ follow up to his award-winning film Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk is a highly compelling tale that…
Mast Mein Rehne Ka
Dir. Vijay Maurya
You’d expect a film with a premise like this to make constant parallels between its two main storylines, or to…
Faces Places
Dir. Agnès Varda & JR
What happens to genius and complex filmmakers once they reach old age? Agnès Varda at 89 is one example. She…
