Review: ‘Human Capital’
A slick, stylish drama, "Human Capital" starts as a class critique wrapped around a whodunit, and though the mystery elements have overtaken the social assessment by the final third, the...
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Review: ‘The Way He Looks’
Everyone will root for the two teen protagonists in Daniel Ribeiro's sweet gay-coming-of-age debut, "The Way He Looks," since the boys are so likable and their route to first love...
Review: ‘Bad Hair’
A young boy looking to express himself clashes with his single mother's need to control her rapidly disintegrating world in Mariana Rondon's impressively multilayered "Bad Hair." Set in a working-class...
Review: ‘National Gallery’
It was only a matter of time before Frederick Wiseman cast his immersive gaze on a museum, and "National Gallery" has everything the veteran director needs in an institution where...
Film Review: ‘Master of the Universe’
Forget "Wall Street" and the "Wolf" thereof: Rainer Voss is the real deal, just as chilling but not so funny. The former investment banker is interviewed at length in Marc...
Film Review: ‘Next Year Jerusalem’
Eight residents of a Connecticut nursing home take a trip to Israel. No, this isn't the opening line from "Old Jews Telling Jokes"; it's David Gaynes' documentary "Next Year Jerusalem,"...
Cannes Film Review: ‘Titli’
The rising profile of Indian indies on the international scene receives another boost with Kanu Behl's grittily impressive noir debut, "Titli." Set within the claustrophobic confines of a criminal family...
Cannes Film Review: ‘The Way Out’
A young gypsy woman trying to lead a "normal" life is in a constant battle against prejudice and her own community's entrenched behavior in "The Way Out." Returning to the...
Cannes Film Review: ‘Maidan’
In contrast with most documentaries made in the wake of an historic event, "Maidan" will last beyond the current Ukrainian upheaval to stand as compelling witness and a model response...
Cannes Film Review: ‘Geronimo’
A fearful bride runs madly from right to left; a breathless young man runs madly from left to right. They converge, entwined with desire, and ride off on a motorbike...