The Salesman tests morals limits of a good husband — a...
It’s easy to consider hypothetical reactions when one is confronted with moral quandaries in the movies -- especially in Hollywood movies. Good and evil...
IndieEthos Insiders Tour 3: Toni Erdmann uses humor as lifeblood —...
Below the surface of its brilliantly timed screwball humor, the German Oscar contender Toni Erdmann holds a tender story of staying true to family....
Oscar Nominated I Am Not Your Negro is a steadfast look...
The idea of historic recurrence is one that has animated several thinkers to stress the importance of how a particular moment in time may...
Scarred Hearts or death in the time of nationalism — a...
This past week, the Miami Jewish Film Festival announced the prize-winning movies of its 20th annual edition of the festival. The Hungarian movie 1945 won...
Paterson reveals bonds between the banal and the sublime — a...
No matter what the results, legendary indie writer-director Jim Jarmusch dares to walk a fine line in cinema. Sometimes he stumbles over it and...
20th Century Women speaks to an era with humor and heartache...
20th Century Women tells both an expansive and personal story via three women and two guys, all of varied ages, during the waning years of...
The Last Laugh reveals the need for humor in tragedy —...
The idea that humor can be found in tragedy has been an age-old question for many comedians. Charges of “too soon” or concerns over...
One Week and a Day reveals a strong new voice in...
Last year, Manchester by the Sea showed that despite great tragedy, life goes on ... and sometimes it can be funny (Manchester by the Sea ruminates...
Creepy stumbles on concern for plot over authentically creepy moments —...
Though a bit bogged down by the superficiality of constraints of the police procedural, Creepy (Kuripi: Itsuwari no rinjin), the new movie by Japanese...
In Julieta Almodovar returns to his focus on women – a...
Julieta, the latest film by Spanish auteur Pedro Almódovar, focuses on the lives of women and how chance encounters and the power of love...