Aside from being a thrilling account of a hair-raising rescue, the documentary attests to living a calling.
Lucy Walker’s absorbing study of California’s 2018 wildfires consistently goes in illuminating and surprising directions.
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The film’s terseness could make it too cryptic for some, but that doesn’t blunt the impact of its most visceral or tender moments.
While 52 remains something of a mystery, The Loneliest Whale renders him less of a metaphor.
After watching this Welsh racehorse drama, even those of us who’d struggle to pronounce the word may find ourselves feeling a bit of hwyl.
The filmmakers are unafraid of the picturesque, lighting scenes so they resemble old-master canvases.
The Japanese auteur’s latest demonstrates his mastery at straddling styles and genres.
The documentary adroitly demonstrates that Fisk is still motivated by the boyish curiosity that drew him to journalism.
Its few nutty ideas demonstrate how little distance Unpregnant manages to put between itself and a standard high-school comedy.
The script doesn’t contain many lines that ring true, and a few clang wildly off-key.
The film is well-outfitted with telling, thematically rich shards of historical information.
Where When We Leave built to simple outage, this one concludes with a rush of complex, conflicting emotions.
While Onward begins as a story of bereavement, it soon turns to celebrating the payoffs of positive thinking.