Will and Harper (2024) Movie Reviews

Will and Harper (2024)

In this intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America, Will Ferrell and his close friend of thirty years decide to go on a cross-country road trip to explore a new chapter in their relationship.

Sugarcane (2024) Movie Reviews

Sugarcane (2024)

An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school sparks a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.

Queen of the Deuce (2022) Movie Reviews

Queen of the Deuce (2022)

From the ’60s to the ’80s, Greek-born Chelly Wilson built a porn cinema empire and a reputation as a savvy operator in the Times Square vicinity known as the Deuce.

Four Daughters (2023) Movie Reviews

Four Daughters (2023)

Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses to fill in their absence.

God and Country (2024) Movie Reviews

God and Country (2024)

Looks at the implications of Christian Nationalism and how it distorts not only the constitutional republic, but Christianity itself.

Anselm (2023) Movie Reviews

Anselm (2023)

Anselm Kiefer is one of the greatest contemporary artists. His past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, thus giving a unique cinematic experience that dives deep into an artist’s work and reveals his life path.

Plan C (2023) Movie Reviews

Plan C (2023)

A secret grassroots organization persistently fights to expand access to abortion pills across the USA keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Black Ice (2022) Movie Reviews

Black Ice (2022)

Black Ice exposes a history of racism in hockey through the untold stories of Black hockey players, both past and present, in a predominantly white sport.

Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2021) Movie Reviews

Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2021)

A brick maker in Uganda becomes an Internet sensation when he tries his hand at making action movies.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) Movie Reviews

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.

Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) Movie Reviews

Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)

One of a kind rock ‘n’ roll icon who shaped the world of music.

Imagining the Indian (2021) Movie Reviews

Imagining the Indian (2021)

Explores the exploitation of Native American culture in sports, including the use of names and logos that have been adopted by teams and franchises with no apparent connection to the tribes and peoples whose cultures they appropriate.

I Got a Monster (2023) Movie Reviews

I Got a Monster (2023)

The explosive story of America’s most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force, which terrorized the city of Baltimore.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021) Movie Reviews

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)

This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (2020) Movie Reviews

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (2020)

The life of Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, who created shoes for Hollywood stars during the silent film era and for iconic films of the period.

Sirens (2022) Movie Reviews

Sirens (2022)

Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.

Bad Axe (2022) Movie Reviews

Bad Axe (2022)

A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Killing Fields.

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022) Movie Reviews

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 – 2020.