Breaking Away (1979)

Costa-Gavras — with the help of Rolf Hochhuth — delivers a stinging indictment of the Catholic church’s part in the Holocaust. You were expecting, maybe, exoneration?

Yet another terrifically well-made film from the Danish Dogme 95 group. How do they do it?

A romantic murder mystery out of Argentina that has a lot to recommend it

Occasionally I go to see a film by a young independent director in the hopes of seeing some signs of life beyond the stuffed and mounted product of Hollywood—and hence in the hope of an escape from the moral smugness of the Hollywood ethos. But, judging by Crossing Fields, written and directed by a young…

Costa-Gavras — with the help of Rolf Hochhuth — delivers a stinging indictment of the Catholic church’s part in the Holocaust. You were expecting, maybe, exoneration?

Yet another terrifically well-made film from the Danish Dogme 95 group. How do they do it?

A romantic murder mystery out of Argentina that has a lot to recommend it

Occasionally I go to see a film by a young independent director in the hopes of seeing some signs of life beyond the stuffed and mounted product of Hollywood—and hence in the hope of an escape from the moral smugness of the Hollywood ethos. But, judging by Crossing Fields, written and directed by a young…

A charming, unpretentious little movie from Mexico that gradually reveals to us hidden depths and a surprising emotional power