Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells a compelling story about institutional racism in the guise of a banking documentary.
Chicken People
Chicken People is ostensibly a documentary about the world of competitive chicken shows, yet it succeeds most as a documentary about the nature of obsession.
Angry Inuk
Angry Inuk is a small step forward in acknowledging the complexity of an issue that’s long been portrayed as black and white.
Chavela
Chavela is a revealing, mostly conventional portrait of one remarkable woman, alongside a culture which at various times embraced, abandoned and then embraced her again.
Afterimage
Afterimage is an austere biopic set in postwar Łódź, depicting the final years of Polish painter Władysław Strzemiński.
The War Show
The War Show will linger as a bloodied testament to the loss and sacrifice faced by those forced into diaspora.
Mayhem
Although Mayhem is far from perfectly executed, the executions throughout the film are near perfect.
Hotel Salvation
Hotel Salvation conveys a philosophical examination of where contemporary India finds itself now and where it sees itself headed in the near future.
PACmen
PACmen is pitched as a pulling back of the curtain, though it’s unfortunate when all that’s behind it are a couple of crusty mops and a bucket.
The Other Side of Hope
Aki Kaurismäki’s latest gets by on the simple pleasures unique to his oeuvre.