The Florida Project is the story of a carefree childhood summer?except it isn?t. Instead it is a haunting view of a somewhat hidden section of American life?families that are not quite homeless, but nowhere near even a minimal security. The story, which is made up of...
After ten years as part of the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, Bobbi Jene Smith is returning to the U.S. to create her own avant garde works. Elvira Lind?s documentary Bobbi Jene chronicles her two year journey, her work, and the personal struggles it entails. The...
Twenty years ago Judi Dench played Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, the story of Victoria?s close relationship with John Brown, a member of her household staff. Victoria and Abdul sees her again in the roll of Victoria as the now elderly Queen strikes up another personal...
Think of an important event in your life. Do you remember it the same as someone else who was there? Do you remember it the same as you did a few years ago? Marjorie Prime is about the relationship between reality and memory. Based on a Pulitzer-nominated play, the...
?There?s never been a rat problem in Baltimore; it?s always been a people problem.? Rat Film is a bizarre documentary that seeks to speak about social issues by showing bits of the history of Baltimore and the way we people interact with rats. It never really makes...
?One of our country?s largest private companies is proudly built on American values and skills.? (from a promotional video for Koch Industries) Crossett, Arkansas bills itself as the ?Forestry Capital of the South?. It?s a small community, but it is home to a...
In 1947 hundreds of years of British rule over India came to an end with the creation of two countries: India and Pakistan, and the largest mass population migration in history. Viceroy?s House is a kind of Upstairs/Downstairs view of that history. Director Gurinder...
Who can you trust? That concept is central in the new spy thriller from Michael Apted, Unlocked. The story focuses on Alice Racine (Noomi Rapace), who we first see working as a social worker in London. But she used to be one of the CIA?s top interrogators. Her job was...
For me, dance movies are very similar to sports movies. The protagonist works hard to reach the goal of recognition and success. They must overcome obstacles, but they grow through the process. Polina is not quite that kind of film. Sometimes people lose their vision...