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I love documentary films and am in favor of seeing them being distributed and seen more widely, and being written about more widely and in more diverse voices. So I am pleased to announce that the International Documentary Association...

It’s hard not to root for Nancy Drew, in all her iterations. She finds clues! She solves mysteries! She keeps a level head! That remains true—unlike a certain old clock, she is timeless—but beyond that, it’s...

The short film you’re about to watch was more than ten years in the making. I directed, edited and cowrote it. It’s the story of two friends who lean on each other during a difficult period of their...

“Mister America” is one of those cult TV adaptations that could be reviewed in practically another language, and not because its origins go nearly a decade back to a “Siskel & Ebert” parody show called “On...

“Little Monsters,” in which a class of Australian kindergarteners on a farm field trip find themselves surrounded by the undead, handles the zombie comedy with kid gloves. The key to their survival is their teacher Miss...

The first thing you notice is the pain. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) looks and sounds like he’s in a deep level of discomfort at all times. His frame is emaciated and gnarled, and that’s not taking...

Renee Zellweger takes on the iconic role of singer/actress Judy Garland in “Judy,” directed by Rupert Goold. Set 30 years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz,” when the spotlight of her stardom has dimmed, Judy...

“The Cotton Club Encore” is a reworked version of 1984’s “The Cotton Club” supervised by its director, Francis Ford Coppola. Like his ’70s era contemporaries Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Coppola has taken a shine to...

Although buried near the end of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the premiere of Noah Hawley’s dreadful “Lucy in the Sky” could not be hidden from curious moviegoers and reluctant critics on assignment. Based on...

The tight little coming-of-age thriller “Low Tide” often feels like a slow-motion car crash. From very early on, we know this can only end in tragedy, and it becomes a matter of trying to figure out exactly...