When’s the last time you watched something that you’ve never really seen anything else like? That’s the rare and bracing experience that Field Niggas offers. Part experimental documentary, part audio-visual …
American Remake of French Existential Shocker ‘Martyrs’ Is Just a Pale Copy
You know that thing where film nerds freak out over the fact that some hapless Hollywood studio is doing an American remake of some foreign gem? Almost always completely justified. …
Making a Murder Documentary: Errol Morris’ ‘Thin Blue Line’ Revolutionized True-Crime Tale-Telling
You’ve seen that thing on Netflix, right? The one where there’s a murder and it really seems like the guy who ended up getting prison time for it got railroaded? …
Renegade Director Jafar Panahi Surreptitiously Tours the Streets of Tehran in ‘Taxi’
In 2010, the Iranian government banned director Jafar Panahi from writing scripts or making films for 20 years. In the five years since, he has become even more prolific as …
Dramatic Overreactions Propel Arthouse Action Pic ‘Sicario’
The first thing you see FBI agent Kate Macer do is kill someone—she plugs a Mexican cartel thug without a second thought during a raid to rescue hostages in a …