New Releases
'Saint Maud' Has the Makings of a Horror Classic
Directed by Rose Glass
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2020
Rose Glass's directorial debut, Saint Maud, is a story about pain. Physical pain, pain as punishment, sickness pains, existential pain and...
'First Cow' Reminds Us that Capitalism Is the Enemy
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020
First Cow feels like a movie from another time — and not just because it's set in fur trade-era Oregon Territory. It's defiantly slow-paced...
The Doomsday Preppers of 'The Decline' Might Be Too on the Nose for These Times
Directed by Patrice Laliberté
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2020
Usually viewed as the kind of eccentric subculture encountered in Louis Theroux documentaries or National Geographic reality shows, doomsda...
'It Started as a Joke' Chronicles Eugene Mirman's Alt-Comedy Fest but Becomes More
Directed by Julie Smith Clem and Ken Druckerman
PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2020
By the end of It Started as a Joke, you will be in tears. The wonderful and star-studded documentary chronicles the grand finale of absur...
'Vivarium' Is an Unnerving Horror of Suburban Isolation
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan
PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2020
Viviarium, the second feature from Irish director Lorcan Finnegan, is going to hit people a little differently now than when it was first s...
'Resistance' Doesn't Have Much to Say About Marcel Marceau
Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020
It is safe to assume the average viewer of Jonathan Jakubowicz's Resistance would not be readily aware of famed mime artist Marcel Marceau'...
'Canadian Strain' Knows the Struggles of the Independent Weed Dealer
Directed by Geordie Sabbagh
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020
In the midst of COVID-19 mania, Canadian Strain provides some great one-liners, thrilling action, and heartwarming relationships to help pa...
'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open' Explores Shared Connections and Conflicts
Directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020
A specific significance of this film's title, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, might be lost on me. To pick out the pair of wo...