Built around a riveting presentation by lawyer Jeffrey Robinson,?Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America?re-examines the story we thought we knew from the perspective of racial oppression. As a former ACLU Deputy Legal Director, Robinson has meticulously studied the intricacies of American history and draws a direct line from slavery to today?s post-racial…
Say what you will about Poly Styrene but she was anything but a clich?. Directed by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng, the new documentary Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche is a fascinating exploration of one woman?s legacy through the eyes of the daughter she left behind. Starring Oscar nominee Ruth Negga as the voice of Poly…
?I?m standing on the sideline of my own life.? Joachim Trier?s The Worst Person in the World is Norway?s submission for Best International Feature and has been shortlisted for Oscar consideration. Renate Reinsva was honored at Cannes as Best Actress. Trier, in comments before the Sundance screening, called this a Scandinavian take on romantic comedy,…
Murder can be a funny thing. Produced by Will Arnett, Murderville introduces the world to Terry Seattle (Arnett), a hard-nosed homicide detective who is struggling to get his personal life together. However, even though his marriage is crumbling, he?s still the man you want on the job but he can?t do it alone. In each episode of…
?What are you lookin? at?? Taken from Hulu?s limited series, Pam & Tommy, this may seem like a simple, throwaway line but it actually asks a much deeper question about the way we view our celebrities and each other. Smartly written and executed, this is a show about power and control? and it all starts with the way…
Rodan?starts in the small town of Kitamatsu on the southern-most of Japan?s three main islands, Kyushu.??Shigeru Kawamura (Kenji Sahara) is an engineer at a coal mine where several people have been slashed to death.??Suspicions and accusations spread throughout the town until the culprit reveals itself: a giant insect called Meganulon! Mysteries and concerns continue to…
In the quirky, mysterious Last Looks, Charlie Dunnam plays Charlie Waldo, a former LAPD detective whose desire for the truth drove him out of the city and into the isolation of the woods. When his former flame, private investigator Lorena Nascimento (Morena Baccarin), shows up asking for help with a case involving the murdered wife…
Beginning in rural Quebec, Aline is the ?fictional? story of Aline Dieu (Valerie Lemercier), a young girl with a golden voice. As the youngest in a family of performers, Aline quickly begins to make a name for herself with a singing talent that far exceeds her years. After her family manages to garner the attention of a…
?The Hell-Bound Train is always on duty, and the devil is the engineer.? Each year the Library of Congress selects 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry. The Registry includes a broad range of the diversity of American film?from blockbusters to home movies. One of the films included in the 2021 class…
Forget John Wick. Enter Saint Nick. Directed by Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night is the sort of holiday film that stands in the gap for fans who demand that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Although the film is utterly nonsensical from start to finish, Violent Nightenters the festive season with such aplomb and bombast that one cannot help go for…
