Advertisements Documentary directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ most popular documentaries, Boys State and Girls State, follow two groups of carefully selected high schoolers tasked with hypothetically creating a democratic government from the ground up, as part of a prestigious summer program.…
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Predators reveals that To Catch A Predator and its modern YouTube byproducts allow for a free pass to buy into the police state and exploitative entertainment founded on useless, fumbling nods to interpersonal justice.…
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'Mad Bills To Pay' is a modern dose of social realism.…
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Featuring imaginative but bulky visuals, some cloying performances, and significant inconsistencies, this Tinseltown parable is much less remarkable than it should be.…
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Josh Trank's latest larger-than-life tale is delirious and distracted, but oddly enjoyable.…
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Michael Reich's semi-autobiographical tale of a dog groomer/aspiring moviemaker offers a bottomless supply of lo-fi bizarreness.…
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Eliza Hittman's sobering saga of a young teen seeking an abortion exposes how healthcare for American women is in crisis.…
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'Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets' puts a magnifying glass on a lesser-known part of America.…
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Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins steep us in the horror of war with this long-take WWI epic.…
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The Whisters is an artful take on the action genre that heavily relies on inspiration from classic cinema — such as the suspenseful noir thrillers of old.…
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