Midway through Li Ruijun’s “Return to Dust” (Chinese: 隐入尘烟), we see a husband and wife planting crops together. The wife…
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“Three Thousand Years of Longing” (directed by George Miller, his first work since the incredible “Mad Max: Fury Road”) is…
BlueThe fictional town of Ebbing, Missouri takes centerstage in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh’s gritty story of one…
You can choose to love or hate Taika Waititi, but there is honestly no way to ignore the ability of…
Some movies shock you. Some do it by way of purposeful design, and every now and then, a movie comes…
Last year’s official international entry for the 94th Academy Awards, “The Good Boss” (“El buen patrón”) is releasing in the…
In the short film “Menarche,” on the same rainy evening that she receives the death certificate for her parents after…
True allies can act as a ray of hope to oppressed individuals who have to suffer silently, or face their…
“Chariots of Fire” opens with a eulogy. It transitions to a group of young men running along the shore; the…
Vengeance, redemption, and catharsis are the common themes in any revenge drama. For good directors, these themes are devices to…