The man looks unassuming. He’s Teodoro Ulber (Nathán Pinzón), a middle-aged English professor, short and squat with proper manners and nice clothes. He’s timid in the company of women; reserved around men. But little children seem to like him, even … Continue reading EL VAMPIRO NEGRO
Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) are close. And since they’re both 13 years old, they have no qualms when it comes to showing their affection for each other. But they won’t be 13 forever, and as their … Continue reading CLOSE
Free from narrative and dialogue, Gods of Mexico is more a sensory experience than a story. It is a silent observation of Mexico’s Indigenous men and women, identified only by title cards notating the region. The documentary is divided into … Continue reading GODS OF MEXICO (DIOSES DE MÉXICO)
Albert Speer was Adolph Hitler’s ally and chief architect, but unlike Hermann Göring and Alfred Jodi, he was not sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. His excuse: He did not know about the crimes being committed—though he had no … Continue reading SPEER GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Screening 18 international movies from Nov. 3–13, the 10th annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival opens Thursday with the Boulder premiere of Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song. You know the song. You probably know John Cale’s version, maybe even Jeff Buckley’s. … Continue reading Picks for the 10th Annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival
The 45th Denver Film Festival (DFF) unspools across the Mile High City over the next two weekends. Sticking with the documentary theme, DFF offers quite a few worth your time, including Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (Nov. … Continue reading Picks for the 45th Denver Film Festival
The year is 1923, and a civil war wages on Irish soil. The country won independence from British rule the year prior, but conditions of the truce have motivated former brothers in arms to take up rifles against one another … Continue reading THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
It’s about time. For conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), time is her job. Her right hand “starts the clock,” while her left shapes the music and guides the orchestra. She can also stop time, slow it down, speed it up, … Continue reading TÁR
Memory is the selection of images. Some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. Each image is like a thread, each thread woven together to make a tapestry of intricate texture. And the tapestry tells a story, and the story … Continue reading EVE’S BAYOU
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