Good but not great, this handsomely-mounted biopic about a Welsh journalist’s news-breaking report on the Ukrainian famine of the early ‘30s under Stalin is a welcome introduction to a murky and disturbing part of 20th-century history.
An essential work of the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement, Rocha’s film may be difficult to get into at times, but its electrifying visual style and bold commitment to deconstructing politics and class remain revered.
The four young teens at the center of Raya Martin’s new film provide a strong reason to smile in this fun and invigorating coming-of-age comedy.
Straightforward but effective feature debut that depicts the perils of social media virality in a post-truth world, through the eyes of a young boy suffering from an immeasurable injustice.
A tale about self-acceptance, this modest Studio Ghibli anime may take a while to get going, but it achieves some kind of emotional crescendo by its denouement.
Jackie Chan puts on a rare snarly front as a framed police officer out to clear his name in this terrific spectacle of death-defying stunts and goofy comedy, still regarded as one of his finest achievements.
Highly uncomfortable but essential viewing as this Czech documentary-cum-social experiment attempts to bring to light the dark, paedophilic world of online sexual abuse of children.
This notorious Hong Kong Cat III cult classic is either one of the most offensive movies ever made—or a hilarious ‘feel-good’ romp made more relevant with an ongoing pandemic.
Three young men waste their time away in a lazy provincial town at the South of Italy in this assured first feature by the trailblazing Lina Wertmuller, with a lovely score by Ennio Morricone.
This banned and long-lost Iranian debut feature, boosted by a stunning restoration, is a genuine eye-opener—subversive, progressive, and a formidable take on how power and greed are symptomatic of patriarchy and nobility.
