Origin
There has always been a lot of passion and perspective for filmmaker Ava DuVernay; there is no denying that she has always crafted films about essential issues that tie our [...]
Four Daughters
Four Daughters is promptly proving how layered and experimental documentaries can be. Documentarian Kouther Ben Hania's latest docu-fiction merges documentary with reenactments in this engrossing story about femininity and family [...]
A Holiday I Do
Christmas may be over, but the holiday season is still in full effect, and its undeniable magic lingers in the form of the Michigan-made LGBTQ+ rom-com A Holiday I Do. [...]
Society of the Snow
The true story of the survivors of the 1972 Uruguayan plane crash over the Andes mountains has been translated into film before, most notably in the 1993 Ethan Hawke starring [...]
The Boys in the Boat
With handsome production values and good intentions, The Boys in the Boat is George Clooney's earnest but bland historical sports drama about the University of Washington rolling team that competed [...]
The Teachers’ Lounge
With some sharp writing, timely social commentary, and a wrenching performance by German actress Leonie Benesch, there are many reasons to embrace The Teachers' Lounge, a debut feature by İlker [...]
The Color Purple (2023)
It was only a matter of time before the Broadway musical that is a dual adaptation of Alice Walker's novel and Steven Spielberg's 1985 American epic of the same title, [...]
The Best Films of 2023-Robert Butler
Just as the movie theater experience started to look gloom again, 2023 was a year where was once again rescued and the moviegoing experience ended up feeling like parties and [...]
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
No one would ever want to be in the position that director James Wan has been put in with the sequel to his billion-dollar grossing superhero epic Aquaman. [...]
The Best Horror Films of 2023
The horror genre continues to impress in terms of quality and financial performance at the box office. In 2023, fans of the dark and twisted savored many high-concept original pictures, [...]