‘Mad Bills to Pay’ Review: Growing Up Unexpectedly
A girlfriend’s pregnancy upends the life of a young man in the Bronx in this first feature by Joel Alfonso Vargas that unspools with...
‘Erupcja’ Review: Dancing Through the Ash
Charli XCX stars in this drama about a young woman who can’t quite tell the difference between freedom and fleeing.Charli XCX stars in this...
‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: How Authoritarians Clip Wings
In the director Tarik Saleh’s latest feature on contemporary Egypt, a movie star is made to appear in a propaganda film.In the director Tarik...
‘Blue Heron’ Review: Rewinding Time to Find a Brother
Sophy Romvari’s superb debut feature blends memory, documentary and fiction to process a family wound.Sophy Romvari’s superb debut feature blends memory, documentary and fiction...
‘Amrum’ Review: A Moral Awakening
In this World War II-era coming-of-age drama, a young boy living on a remote German island questions his parents for the first time.In this...
