Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan’s observational documentary brims with honesty and big emotions.
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Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan’s observational documentary brims with honesty and big emotions.
The second film to tell this amazing and true East German escape story is consistently entertaining and adheres largely to the facts.
Brian Cox and an all-star cast bring life to this otherwise tepid father-son-grandbaby reunion movie set in San Francisco.
The loving, humorous, and frequently moving documentary is practically guaranteed to lift viewers’ spirits.
This charming, keenly observed French comedy is about two lonely people who might be the cure for one another’s melancholy — if only they would meet.
The documentary on the abstractionist pioneer is informative and inspirational, but also dryly academic.
This comedy about an insecure gay man dating a lonely straight woman maintains its clever, entertaining tone to the end and doesn’t let its provocative sexual politics spoil the fun.
This love letter to the people who love books is also a fun virtual tour of shops, expositions, and apartments overflowing with the printed word.
Strong performances from Javier Barden, Elle Fanning, and Laura Linney keep Sally Potter’s flawed experimental drama grounded.
The decade’s second documentary on the famed New York Times photographer tastefully expands the great man’s story.
The heavy-handed, brightly-colored sequel is full of ebullient nonsense, but nevertheless has a positive message at its core.
The Chinese crime thriller cements Yi'nan Diao as a major creative talent.
The Georgian drama nicely combines first gay love with meditations on the risks of dedicating one's life to art.
Two equally uninteresting story lines, one in a girls’ school, one in Haiti 60 years ago, eventually collide in an incoherent finale.
The indie abortion drama flirts with greatness once the significance of its title is revealed.
This documentary asserts that gerrymandering is snuffing out representative democracy and uses Asheville as a case in point.
Johnny Depp ably portrays photographer W. Eugene Smith on his most famous assignment.
A gripping crime caper in which the nature of the caper remains ever elusive, “The Whistlers” also reveals a deep humanity.
Ken Loach’s latest stunner about the working class is the year’s most important film.
The Oscar-nominated Polish dramedy is a witty, moving exploration of faith that challenges and inspires viewers rather than panders to them.