Phoenix (2014) Movie Reviews

Phoenix (2014)

A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust.

Straight Outta Compton (2015) Movie Reviews

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

The Look of Silence (2014) Movie Reviews

The Look of Silence (2014)

A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) Movie Reviews

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.

Testament of Youth (2014) Movie Reviews

Testament of Youth (2014)

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I – a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Fresh Dressed (2015) Movie Reviews

Fresh Dressed (2015)

Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere…

Iris (2014) Movie Reviews

Iris (2014)

A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel from legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.

Lambert and Stamp (2014) Movie Reviews

Lambert and Stamp (2014)

A documentary that reveals how the unlikely partnership between aspiring filmmakers Christopher Stamp and Kit Lambert produced one of the greatest rock bands in history: The Who.

The Salt of the Earth (2014) Movie Reviews

The Salt of the Earth (2014)

The life and work of photographer SebastiĆ£o Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world.

Woman in Gold (2015) Movie Reviews

Woman in Gold (2015)

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Above and Beyond (2014) Movie Reviews

Above and Beyond (2014)

In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence. As members of ‘Machal’ — volunteers from abroad — this ragtag band of brothers not only…

Red Army (2014) Movie Reviews

Red Army (2014)

The story of the Soviet Union’s famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its players.

Mr. Turner (2014) Movie Reviews

Mr. Turner (2014)

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.

Beloved Sisters (2014) Movie Reviews

Beloved Sisters (2014)

The aristocratic sisters Charlotte and Caroline both fall in love with the controversial young writer and hothead Friedrich Schiller. Defying the conventions of their time, the sisters …

Selma (2014) Movie Reviews

Selma (2014)

A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

Concerning Violence (2014) Movie Reviews

Concerning Violence (2014)

The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.

The Better Angels (2014) Movie Reviews

The Better Angels (2014)

The story of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him for ever and the two women who guided him to immortality.

Ivory Tower (2014) Movie Reviews

Ivory Tower (2014)

A documentary that questions the cost — and value — of higher education in the United States.