Ever since his breakthrough role in “Manchester by the Sea” earned him an Oscar nomination, Lucas Hedges has been steadily delivering impressive performances, playing a wide range of roles in films like…
“The Little Things” brings together quite the ensemble of screen notables to cover a familiar crime scene. Denzel Washington, Jared Leto and Rami Malek have all won Oscars and…
Damson Idris has walked the streets of ‘80s Los Angeles as CIA wars abroad introduce crack cocaine into neighborhoods and traversed strange realms in twisted, dystopian fantasies. These roles in shows like…
Acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard has spent years capturing the Black American experience on film. He has edited dramas by Spike Lee and produced or directed projects covering the span of the last…
Art imitated life for Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó and screenwriter Kata Wéber when the husband and wife team explored a taboo topic extremely personal to them — the grief that comes…
Two great forces of artistic nature come together in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” This new, rich Netflix production is an adaptation of a play by the great Black American playwright August Wilson,…
Jessica Rothe is used to big productions. She has danced the night away in “La La Land” and chased killers across time loops in the supremely enjoyable “Happy Death Day” films. For…
“Uncle Frank” marks one of the most poignant explorations of identity and cultural change in America from writer/director Alan…
The complicated relationship between a pair of best friends unfolds in “The Climb,” a clever comedy made by a pair of real-life pals,…
At the mere age of 15, Greta Thunberg began a solo strike in front of the Swedish parliament to protest inaction on climate change. It was August 2018 and Swedish director…
The underground in any society gives off a romantic air, a feeling of genuine intrigue. Living outside of the margins has the appeal of defying the rules, and a taste of…
During a time when the internet is one of the few connections to the outside world for many people, the idea of unplugging may sound insane. However, pre-pandemic, it was a…