Small Films 17: Terra Incognita
Our lengthiest addition to the "Small Films" collection is the most mind-bending we have ever featured—Terra Incognita, directed by Adrian Dexter and Pernille Kjaer.
Small Films 16: Semiotic Plastic
We return this week to the Small Films series with this experiment by Romanian director Radu Jude. His 2021 short film, Plastic Semiotic.
I Am Cuba: A Caribbean Treasure
Criterion released the rediscovered gem, I Am Cuba. They understood it was about time.
Civil War: Society’s Cautionary Tale
Civil War is finally here. Is it worth watching even if it's not what we expected? According to what the trailer led us to believe, Civil War is a film that comes close to our reality. It isn't.
Stormy: Deeper than a Scandal
A documentary that went directly to Peacock about the life of a pornstar. Even though the main topic is Trump's (or, as she referred to him, the orange goblin) sex scandal, it is about her life.
20 Days In Mariupol: Where to Watch
There's one documentary putting one of the worst things happening on record. That is 20 Days In Mariupol, nominated for the best documentary at the Academy Awards and winner at BAFTA.
Monster: A Review of Three Points of View
Hirokazu Kore-eda's Monster is about "friendship" and might be his most poignant yet. A 5th-grade boy is allegedly mistreated at school and his single mother tries to figure out what is going on a.
All of Us Strangers and Parents Issues
In All Of Us Strangers, a man deals with his complicated relationship with his parents and his love life in a surreal and mournful manner.
The Zone of Interest Review
Jonathan Glazer creates a Nazi Human Zoo in this Academy Award-nominated film. We get to have an in-depth look at a Nazi family.
Small Films 05: FIGS
This week's short film is poignant and inspiring. The short documentary FIGS, directed by Sterling Hampton IV, introduces Bonnie, AKA "the fig lady," to the world.