Rarely are there films that stay with the viewer long after they’ve left the movie theater. Floating Skyscrapers (Płynące Wieżowce), the thought-provoking and emotionally intensive film from Polish filmmaker...

It’s been a whirlwind few years for French artist, JR . In 2011 he received the prestigious TED Prize and a million dollars to change the world. JR’s wish: to connect people through a global art project he calls...

When Banker White’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, he did something unexpected: He decided to make a movie about it. Along with his co-director and now-wife Anna Fitch, he observed and...

As a newcomer to any profession, standing shoulder to shoulder with the masters of your chosen field can be awe-inspiring. But when Hollywood’s proverbial red carpet is rolled out for your first full-feature debut,...

Warning: do not read this review close to bedtime. If you do, it may be difficult to sleep soundly. Yet disheartening as it is, it is nowhere near as heartbreaking as the subject matter of Sean Dunne’s feature...

We start with a typically small town high school in Kingston, PA, with a typically rowdy student body roaming the hallowed halls. A typically proper 45-year-old English teacher is seen locking up her classroom for...

The concept of the “teenager” is well-defined in the present day, those pivotal years between childhood and adulthood often associated with angst and rebellion. However, as the documentary Teenage convincingly...

In 1951, the American poet Elizabeth Bishop made a trip to Brazil at a college friend’s invitation. As fate would have it, that same friend was living “discreetly” with the architect Lota de Macedo Soares, best...

Richard (Jack Reynor) was on top of the world — 18-years-old, handsome, charming, and chivalrous, a posse of devoted friends and rugby mates by his side, he leisurely passes the summer before university amid a...

At the beginning of Chiemi Karasawa’s no-holds-barred documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, a Spotlight entry at the Tribeca Film Festival, the 87-year-old star itemizes what she’s got to feel good about. “I...