Robert Abele
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Following up her Oscar-nominated “Crip Camp,” documentarian Nicole Newnham explores a feminist story long overdue for excavation, about an emboldened researcher.
Nov. 17, 2023
Oscar-winning screenwriter Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”) stumbles badly with a noncommittal sports comedy that can’t muster laughs or earn sincerity.
Nov. 17, 2023
Scholar-philosopher-turned-director Paul B. Preciado constructs an essay film based on Virginia Woolf’s landmark queer novel, here turned into a clarion call.
Nov. 17, 2023
Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn and Garrett Hedlund co-star in a rural Michigan family drama you keep expecting to explode into something more edgy or compelling.
Nov. 3, 2023
Chronicling some dangerous defection attempts, Madeleine Gavin’s documentary shows the desperation of those attempting to flee Kim Jong Un’s frightening regime.
Nov. 3, 2023
An uninhibited Heather Graham and horror regular Barbara Crampton go toe-to-toe in an asylum-set body-swap thriller indebted to the stylish mania of an earlier decade.
Oct. 27, 2023
Filmmaker Errol Morris, no stranger to liars and deceivers, interrogates David Cornwell, known worldwide as ex-MI6-agent-turned-author John le Carré.
Oct. 20, 2023
Director Emily Atef assembles a strong cast, including Gaspard Ulliel in his final film performance, for a drama about spending one’s last days with purpose.
Oct. 20, 2023
“I Am Not Your Negro” documentary director Raoul Peck returns with an equally vital exposé of racial inequality in America, this one related to home ownership.
Oct. 13, 2023
Christian missionary John Chau was murdered while attempting to bring his religious beliefs to an unwelcoming island. A documentary explores what went wrong.
Oct. 13, 2023