Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Dir. David Hinton
Is there anything more lovely than hearing Martin Scorsese talk about cinema? Maybe it’s just the film nerds in us–…
Butterfly in the Sky
Dir. Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb
For the longest time, television seemed to be the antithesis to reading– part of that belief still lingers to this…
Uncropped
Dir. D.W. Young
Those unfamiliar with James Hamilton would be forgiven for asking “Why him?” Why does he get a documentary? What makes…
Touch
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become…
Mutt
Dir. Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Just based off its title, Mutt is already a film that tackles a state of in-between, and perhaps what makes…
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Dir. Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui
At the peak of his fame in the 80s, Christopher Reeve was constantly seen as his onscreen character, Superman. Like…
Stonewalling
Dir. Huang Ji & Ryuji Otsuka
At two hours and nearly 30 minutes, Stonewalling is quite long. The third film from spouses Ryuji Otsuka and Huang…
We Grown Now
Dir. Minhal Baig
Places evoke certain emotions, but even the most rundown, cramped projects feel special when they’re home. We Grown Now is…
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Dir. Johan Grimonprez
In the 1950s and 60s, as Congo freed itself from Western rule, it also played a vital role in the…
Kiss the Future
Dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain
If you’re expecting a documentary about the particular U2 concert in Sarajevo, to focus exclusively on U2, you’re not really…
Perpetrator
Dir. Jennifer Reeder
There’s a degree of removal in Perpetrator which some viewers may find jarring: most visibly, in the performances, whose heightened…
The Unknown Country
Dir. Morrisa Maltz
It’s hard not to watch The Unknown Country and think of Nomadland: along with similarities in their Terrence Malick-inspired visuals,…
Giannis: The Marvelous Journey
Dir. Kristen Lappas
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rags-to-riches life story is the stuff of movies, and indeed it’s been told many times on print and…
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…
Manodrome
Dir. John Trengove
South African director John Trengove follows-up his debut The Wound with another take on masculinity, this time set in the…