A dream-led journey through family, memory, and disappearance

In Black Tea, Abderrahmane Sissako weaves a meditative journey from Ivory Coast to China. Our Cannes review explores its poetic beauty and quiet power.

Director Pietro knows this town well, and the families welcome his efforts to tell their story

No Other Land 4 out of 5 stars - 'Highly Recommended' Directed by Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, and Hamdan Balal 2024 | 1hr 30m | Documentary This 2024 miracle documentary has won awards in Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holland, Ireland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and the...

The Bikeriders 4 out of 5 stars - 'Recommended' Directed by Jeff Nichols Written by Jeff Nichols and Danny Lyon Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy 2023 | 1hr 56m | Crime, Drama Writer and director Jeff Nichols is a man with a mission -- take a heavily scripted film project, cast it with...

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime 4 out of 5 stars - 'Poignant and powerful' Directed by Tarek Albaba Starring Rumana Ahmed, Angi Ali, Nicole Serrano Alvarez 2023 | 1hr 39m | Documentary 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime is a beautifully filmed documentary focused on the horrific events of a 2015...

Daddio 3 out of 5 stars - 'Worth a look' Directed and written by Christy Hall Starring Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn, Marcos A. Gonzalez Christy Hall is making waves with Daddio, her first film as a director. Previously she worked as an actor, screenwriter and assistant director. Helping her in this directorial debut...

American Fiction 4 out of 5 stars - 'Highly entertaining' Directed by Cord Jefferson Written by Cord Jefferson and Percival Everett Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz American Fiction opened in December 2023 to great expectations. Could first-time director Cord Jefferson successfully bring the wit, satire and parody of the 2001 novel...

Invisible Beauty 4 out of 5 stars - 'Highly Recommended' Directed by Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng Written by Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng Starring Tyson Beckford, Stephen Burrows, Naomi Campbell 2023 | 1h 55m In theaters Bethann Hardison is a neo-renaissance generalist in the world of high fashion. It is not surprising that she co-directed this intriguing...

A film to be experienced and admired for years to come.