This beautifully-shot documentary is a visual tone poem, as filmmaker Elizabeth Lo tenderly captures several street dogs in Turkey, almost entirely from the ‘dog’s eye’ view.
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Stray (2020)
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Secret World of Arrietty, The (2010)
As far as Thumbelina-esque stories go, this Studio Ghibli effort doesn’t break new ground, but its attention to detail and little moments of heartfelt emotions keep it engaging.
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Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
A very accessible piece of history-based filmmaking through the eyes of a UN translator, in this case about the events at Srebrenica during the ‘90s Bosnian War, this is a tense and powerful work about the unshakeable bonds of family as a harrowing humanitarian crisis unfolds with a devastating sense of inevitability.
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Come and See (2019)
An (in)famous Buddhist temple is in crisis as religion meets politics at the heart of Thai society in this revealing documentary.
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
A terrific low-budget atmospheric horror film from the ‘60s that is genuinely frightening, backed by a disquieting organ score.
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Knife + Heart (2018)
Yann Gonzalez’s decent sophomore feature continues his penchant for stylish, hallucinatory and provocative filmmaking in this serial killer mystery centering on a French gay porn producer.
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Father, The (2020)
A tour de force of screenwriting, acting and editing, all based on a deceptively straightforward premise—a woman and her old father who is suffering from memory loss.
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Ammonite (2020)
Beautiful but underwhelming, Francis Lee’s sophomore feature keeps emotions under the lid, and not always for the better.
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Sound of Metal (2019)
A heavy metal drummer goes deaf in this heartfelt ‘finding thyself’-type film headlined by a standout performance from Riz Ahmed, and featuring innovative use of sound that is true to its subject matter.
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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
It feels like it’s operating one gear too low in terms of pacing, but this take on the trials and tribulations of Black Panther’s Fred Hampton—and a spy within his ranks—features outstanding work by Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield.
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Eternality Tan 