Barbara Kopple’s second theatrical feature takes a prescient look at the rise of corporate ruthlessness, via a mid-‘80s strike in Minneapolis.
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Examining the impulse to avenge the death of an abused child, Kurosawa’s 1998 film (coming to American theaters for the first time) offers a unsparingly grimy vision of the cycle of violence
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Giuseppe De Santis’s 1949 classic brought sex appeal and genre thrills to neorealism.
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For a director who’s experienced great popular success, Mamoru Oshii is a remarkably eccentric artist. He’s lamented the fact that his […]
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This 2018 Swedish science fiction film finds a spaceship’s passengers drifting off course into depression and existential dread.
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In 1965, David Secter’s vision of Canadian life, made on a shoestring budget, was far ahead of its time, then quickly forgotten.
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A new re-release of the film’s original cut allows us to make connections between the lonely men the actor has frequently played.
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Pink Narcissus knows the seductive appeal of locking oneself at home to explore one’s fantasy life. It also sees the dangers […]
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This emotionally resonant tale of a hitman and his target connecting, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, is ripe for rediscovery.
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Made in 1999, Zeinabu irene Davis’ unique film, inspired by silent cinema, chronicled the lives of Black, Deaf women in Chicago.
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More than 40 years after it aired on PBS, Michael Roemer’s intense chamber drama is the latest of his films to receive a much-delayed arrival in theaters.
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Abel Ferrara’s 1997 thriller may seem like an unconventional watch for Halloween week, but hear us out.
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