The Green Fog is a delirious homage to one of the most famous and most lauded films ever made: Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
David Lynch: The Art Life
A hypnotic new documentary on the singular American filmmaker, playing as part of the American Essentials Film Festival.
Lo and Behold – An Interview with Werner Herzog
We speak to the inimitable auteur about the interplay of the virtual and the physical that propels our connected world.
Passengers
Passengers is a poorly written piece of CGI spectacle, swiftly sunk by its disturbing (and lazily handled) central ethical question.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One slots satisfyingly into the Star Wars canon, pushing the franchise in a slightly more edgy, contemporary direction without causing a disturbance in the Force.
The Founder
THE FOUNDER might be a decade late to the cinematic fast food critique game, yet still has a surprising timeliness in its depiction of the McDonald’s empire.
The Lovers and the Despot
Truth proves stranger than fiction in this North Korean tale of abduction, love, and stardom from directors Ross Adam and Robert Cannan.
Cosmos
Żuławski’s Cosmos is a metaphysical melodrama dense with references, and a suitably enigmatic swansong for the Polish auteur.
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Laura Israel’s documentary coaxes legendary artist Robert Frank out from behind the camera, but the result is underdeveloped and unfocused.
Kiki
KIKI is a vital, vivacious study of movers and shakers in NYC’s LGBTQ ballroom scene.