A wealth of contemporary film footage as well as fresh interviews recount the rise and fall of the ecological utopia Biosphere 2 in the early 1990s.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
A wealth of contemporary film footage as well as fresh interviews recount the rise and fall of the ecological utopia Biosphere 2 in the early 1990s.
Whether you’re casually interested or a dedicated fan, this documentary will draw you into the artist’s fascinating works and life.
This clip show from one month in New York City in 2017 has recurring references to climate change and the future, but mostly it’s just pretty images and narrative dead ends.
Sergio M. Rapu’s documentary letter to his infant son raises awareness of his native Rapa Nui, but is too narrow and disjointed to have a wide-reaching impact.
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.