Directors Jarius McLeary and Gethin Aldous document a four-day therapy session inside Folsom Prison with THE WORK, a beautiful film with a willingness to step into fear to find a raw, unremitting beauty in the witnessing of healing.
Napalm
Eschewing intellectual history for the personal, Claude Lanzmann’s North Korean journey explores the sadness beyond the political facts.
Maliglutit
Maliglutit offers a meticulous preservation of an endangered lifestyle unsullied by the grot of America’s cultural imperialism.
Hacksaw Ridge
Depicting the service of a religious American pacifist in World War II, Mel Gibson’s new directorial outing is overtly beatific and brutal.
Wiener-Dog
The newest from Todd Solondz continues his penchant for funny and withering social critique with a four-part anthology of sharp, sad stories.
Happy Hour
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s five-hour film is a fascinating organic and character-driven drama that showcases an astounding attention to the minutiae of the lives of four women.
In Jackson Heights
The latest long-form documentary from Frederick Wiseman examines a multi-cultural Queens borough with breath-taking eloquence and joy.
Everybody Wants Some!!
The latest feature-length hangout from Richard Linklater, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!, is a generous, congenial study on male competitiveness and the thrill of youth.
Bad Neighbours 2
The sequel to 2014’s BAD NEIGHBOURS coasts by with its ribald antics, social progressiveness and strong performances from Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne.
The Boss
THE BOSS is a smug, tacky and indefensible cavalcade of free-market conservative values dressed up in innocent buffoonery.