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Review

The Nightmare

by David Jenkins

The hor­rors of sleep paral­y­sis are explored in a play­ful and provoca­tive man­ner by direc­tor Rod­ney Ascher.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men seated in a car, one wearing a black jacket and cap and smiling.
Review

Taxi Tehran

by Glenn Heath Jr

This lyri­cal, on-the-fly road movie about the cin­e­mat­ic and poet­ic val­ue of dai­ly exis­tence is a must see.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A black and white circular graphic with a central eye-like shape surrounded by radiating lines.
Review

Maidan

by David Jenkins

An pop­u­lar upris­ing in Ukraine is cap­tured by the calm, col­lect­ed direc­tor Sergei Loznit­sa in all its abject horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two large oil paintings in ornate golden frames hang on the wall. The painting on the left depicts several female figures, while the one on the right shows a central nude figure surrounded by other nude figures.
Review

National Gallery

by Mark Asch

One of cinema’s Old Mas­ters returns with this poet­ic and pro­found dis­sec­tion of art and storytelling.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Tall pine trees in a dense forest, with a person walking along a dirt path.
Review

The Last of the Unjust

by Jordan Cronk

Claude Lanzmann’s dev­as­tat­ing appen­dix to his epochal Holo­caust doc­u­men­tary, Shoah, is a vital piece of cinema.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Elderly man with glasses, sitting in a red chair and wearing a white robe.
Review

Sacro GRA

by David Jenkins

This sur­pris­ing win­ner of the Venice Gold­en Lion is a quaint, amus­ing if not par­tic­u­lar­ly life-alter­ing slice of Ital­ian psychogeography.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Ornate entrance gate with intricate green metal work, flanked by tall pillars, crowded with people milling about on a sunny day.
Review

At Berkeley

by Jordan Cronk

Fed­er­ick Wise­man brings his insight­ful and lay­ered film­mak­ing to one of America’s most lib­er­al institutions.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man seated on the floor of a library, surrounded by bookshelves in a warm, orange-tinted lighting.
Review

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

by Adam Woodward

The sad untime­ly death of pre­co­cious inter­net maven Aaron Schwartz is the focus of this chill­ing doc.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a person's face, smiling and appearing excited.
Review

A Story of Children and Film

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The itin­er­ant and inquis­i­tive cinephile deliv­ers this mov­ing child-based adden­dum to his mam­moth The Sto­ry of Film.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman standing in a field, wearing a black jacket and jeans, looking up at the sky.
Review

West of Memphis

by Andrew Simpson

The strange case of the West Mem­phis Three is trans­formed into a(nother) riv­et­ing doc­u­men­tary care of direc­tor Amy Berg.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect