For the Angulo brothers’ entire lives, their universe has consisted of a Lower East Side apartment…and the movies. Prohibited from leaving their home, the six siblings instead allow their imaginations to escape by recreating favorite films like Reservoir Dogs and The Dark Knight Rises, transforming everyday objects into elaborate, if crude, props and costumes. After […]
In one of his finest films, Nick Broomfield digs into a true crime story of a Los Angeles serial killer that raises larger questions about gender, race and class inequality. Broomfield enlists the help of a former prostitute, Pam, who shines as a lively, funny and courageous personality. Together they hit the streets to dig […]
Sebastião Salgado has created some of the most indelible photographs of our time. His black- and-white images bring an artful composition to chronicling humanity’s “salt of the earth” in multiyear projects such as “Workers,” “Migrations” and “Genesis.” This film, directed by his son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders, brings an insider’s and outsider’s perspective […]
With roots in the eponymous, impoverished Missouri town, filmmakers and cousins Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos bring a sensitive touch to this richly observed and sublimely shot portrait of teens Andrew, Harley and Appachey—genuine, multifaceted subjects not typically represented on screen except as stereotypes. Immersing the audience in their environment and in their […]
During the Cold War, battles between East and West played out in sports as much as in politics. Stalin and his successors saw their athletes as ideological ambassadors. Red Army reveals one of the most colorful chapters of this history, focusing on the Soviet hockey team and its rivalries. Eventually, the lure of NHL money […]
In Willison, ND, where the natural-gas industry is booming, the population is growing so quickly that housing is in critically short supply. Pastor Jay Reinke offers newcomers the chance to sleep in his church, setting off a controversy with the town and his congregation. Director Jesse Moss gains intimate access to events as they unfold. […]
In his breakthrough documentary Food Inc., director Robert Kenner investigated how corporations affect what we eat. Now he reveals how corporations affect what we think, exploring the shadow world of experts who stake claims contrary to scientific consensus. Their past efforts have spread confusion and delayed action over cigarettes and toxic chemicals. Now their main […]
Acclaimed filmmaker Steve James pays tribute to the late Roger Ebert and to the love of movies. Using Ebert’s memoir as a launching point, James adroitly traces the Pulitzer Prize- winning critic’s career, demonstrating how Ebert, with TV sparring partner Gene Siskel, popularized film criticism for the masses. Folded into the film is the story […]
In the final weeks of the Vietnam War, with the invasion of Saigon imminent, the White House ordered the evacuation of U.S. citizens—but their South Vietnamese allies flooded onto embassy grounds seeking help. Rory Kennedy captures the dramatic withdrawal from multiple perspectives, skillfully interweaving little-seen archival footage with reflective interviews with participants who were on […]
Celebrating mentorship as much as music, Alan Hicks’s inspirational and poignant film explores the common bonds between a 92-year-old jazz legend and his 23-year-old protégé. In his storied career, Clark Terry has played with luminaries like Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and counts Quincy Jones and Miles Davis among his past pupils. Now, as he […]