The Boys in the Boat

In 1936, a poor engineering student (Callum Turner) joins the rowing team at the University of Washington; coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton) is aiming for the impossible, the Olympics in…

Heart of Glass

In the late 1700s, a small Bavarian town loses its master glassblower, who takes his secrets with him; the effect on the townspeople is devastating. One of Werner Herzog’s least…

Shirley

A political biography that shares similarities with the recent Rustin. Both films are traditional, respectable but somewhat underwhelming in terms of emotional impact. Both tell a story about civil rights…

Bait

A Cornwall fisherman (Edward Rowe) watches his community fall apart, as his brother (Giles King) takes visiting tourists on cruise trips. Some labeled it a masterpiece. True or not, there…

Crossing

When her sister dies, a retired teacher (Mzia Arabuli) in Georgia goes to Istanbul together with a young guide (Lucas Kankava) to try to find her niece, a trans girl…

Masters of the Air

Following the success of Band of Brothers and The Pacific, this limited series focuses on young American pilots flying missions over Europe during World War II, facing intense resistance from…

All of Us Strangers: Trapped in Childhood

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal. Photo: Searchlight Pictures All of Us Strangers freezes the portrait of one’s parents in a specific time period. The background is steeped in tragedy. On…

Spaceman

Czech astronaut Jakub Procházka (Adam Sandler) is far away from home when he encounters a huge, talking spider in his ship; as they begin to converse, Jakub ponders his childhood…

Ferrari

In 1957, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is juggling financial challenges for his company, a crucial attempt by his team to win the Mille Miglia race, and personal issues involving his…

Red Island

Robin Campillo followed his magnificent BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) with this portrait of French colonialism’s last breaths in 1970s Madagascar, as seen through the eyes of a daydreaming ten-year-old…