2/8/22A Night Of Knowing Nothing takes a sensuous look at student protests in IndiaThe personal and political are juxtaposed in this promising debut from Payal KapadiaByLawrence GarciaPublishedFebruary 8, 2022
1/26/22Futura offers a vivid COVID-era portrait of Italy’s youthThree Italian directors engage in a rich tradition of cinematic reportageByLawrence GarciaPublishedJanuary 26, 2022
12/27/21Sundance drama Jockey doesn’t race beyond sports-movie formulaClifton Collins Jr. is a veteran jockey in this mostly hackneyed indieByLawrence GarciaPublishedDecember 27, 2021
12/18/21What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? is one of the most entrancing, inventive films of the yearAlexandre Koberidze's romance is suffused with the magic of the everydayByLawrence GarciaPublishedDecember 18, 2021
12/15/21The best movie scenes of 2021Some of the year's best movie moments came from No Time To Die, Shang-Chi, and Licorice PizzaByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Noel Murray, Charles Bramesco, Vikram Murthi, Jesse Hassenger, Mike D'Angelo, Caroline Siede, Leila Latif, Lawrence Garcia, and Carlos AguilarPublishedDecember 15, 2021
10/12/21Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy tells three beguiling tales of chance and romanceJapanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi delivers with the first of two movies from 2021ByLawrence GarciaPublishedOctober 12, 2021
7/15/21Her Socialist Smile is a daring look at Helen Keller’s life and activismThis scintillating docu-essay defamiliarizes Helen Keller's inspirational popular imageByLawrence GarciaPublishedJuly 15, 2021
7/6/21The Woman Who Ran glows with glimmers of a summertime masterpieceHong Sang-soo pays tribute to the great Éric Rohmer with this searching dramaByLawrence GarciaPublishedJuly 6, 2021
6/16/21Summer Of 85 is France's insubstantial answer to Call Me By Your NameFrançois Ozon's summer romance fails to leave a lasting markByLawrence GarciaPublishedJune 16, 2021
6/9/21Tragic Jungle’s plunge into the heart of darkness lacks the wildness of HerzogYulene Olaizola’s noirish Netflix period piece never captures the danger of its predators-turned-prey premiseByLawrence GarciaPublishedJune 9, 2021
6/1/21Sundance award winner All Light, Everywhere illuminates the surveillance stateOver the course of Theo Anthony’s documentary/cine-essay All Light, Everywhere, we are treated to an extensive tour…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedJune 1, 2021
5/18/21Repugnant revolution thriller New Order stirs only the gag reflexIn his latest film, New Order, Mexican director Michel Franco (Chronic, After Lucia) displays all the style,…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedMay 18, 2021
4/6/21The brutal, rewarding Moffie fires a Full Metal Jacket into the apartheid eraNote: The writer of this review watched Moffie on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedApril 6, 2021
4/1/21French New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo played against type as Léon Morin, PriestWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedApril 1, 2021
3/30/21Lesotho makes a haunting, hypnotic Oscars debut with This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection opens with the hypnotic force of an incantation. From a stutter-step blur…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedMarch 30, 2021
1/20/21Deeply felt daddy issues distinguish The Salt Of Tears from every other Philippe Garrel romanceOf late, the films of Philippe Garrel have felt less like standalone works than items in a series—variations on…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedJanuary 20, 2021
12/17/20The best films of 2020: The ballotsDon’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like…ByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Charles Bramesco, Mike D'Angelo, Lawrence Garcia, Roxana Hadadi, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, Noel Murray, Vikram Murthi, Allison Shoemaker, and Caroline SiedePublishedDecember 17, 2020
12/17/20The best films of 2020For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…ByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, Vikram Murthi, Noel Murray, Lawrence Garcia, Allison Shoemaker, Caroline Siede, Charles Bramesco, Roxana Hadadi, and Mike D'AngeloPublishedDecember 17, 2020
12/9/20The best movie scenes of 2020Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…ByA.A. Dowd, Allison Shoemaker, Alex McLevy, Mike D'Angelo, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Caroline Siede, William Hughes, Beatrice Loayza, Noel Murray, Jesse Hassenger, Lawrence Garcia, Charles Bramesco, Vikram Murthi, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat, Cameron Scheetz, Roxana Hadadi, Patrick Gomez, and Erik AdamsPublishedDecember 9, 2020
12/7/20A former pop star journeys To The Ends Of The Earth in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s terrific new filmTo The Ends Of The Earth is the sort of film that’s too easily tagged as a “departure” for its veteran director.…ByLawrence GarciaPublishedDecember 7, 2020