Documentaries don’t usually make me so angry I want to throw something at the screen. Vietnamese film maker Hà Lệ Diễm gives us unprecedented insight into Hmong culture and their tradition of bride kidnapping.
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There was something deeply compelling about this rigorous and austere look at identity and trauma by Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó.
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Lorenzo Vigas pares back dialogue and fills the frame with the vast expanses of Northern Mexico in this contemplative story of loss and separation.
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Even though this is a very intimate story of friendship, it feels epic in scale and rich in detail, set against a glorious backdrop of Alpine mountains.
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Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s first feature-length film is an austere and ominous parable about the societal limitations imposed on young women.
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Satyajit Ray is a master of pared-back social drama that exposes the class and social structure of India.
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Shawkat Amin Korki cranks up the tension in this exploration of the desperate lengths people will go to when they are given few choices.
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Carlota Pereda gives us a delicious revenge movie that expands the story from her 2018 short film.
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A surprising gut punch of a documentary that is as tense as a thriller and an emotional tribute to volunteers.
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My expectations were high for this second feature from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour.
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