Robert Abele
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Review: ‘Bonhoeffer,’ a dramatization of a celebrated theologian’s life, makes him a superhero
Director Todd Komarnicki’s simplified portrait of the WWII Christian resistance hero ups the ante, adding several action beats to what should have been a drama.
Directed by Latvia’s Gints Zilbalodis, the animated feature tells an animal survival tale after the fall of humankind via breathtaking imagery, deftly rendered.
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.
She composed unforgettable songs and altered the culture from within, even if the privately troubled songwriter was never destined for stardom herself.
Led by commanding, sympathetic turns by Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and newcomer Nykiya Adams, director Andrea Arnold’s drama ‘Bird’ is touched by notes of fantasy.
Directed by Jacques Audiard, a Frenchman attuned to the internal turmoil of conflicted criminals, the film becomes more than the sum of its spicier elements.
Nicholas Hoult, J.K. Simmons and Toni Collette star in an unshowy Clint Eastwood production about the limits of American justice, rare in today’s multiplex.
Directed by Steve McQueen and featuring Saoirse Ronan, the vividly mounted WWII film tries an unusual tack into an era that is often celebrated without question.
In a post-Roe America where states enforce damaging new regulations, women bring the fight to court, chronicled in Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault’s documentary.
In 2022, Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse became the site of a defiant labor showdown that made national headlines, here chronicled in its many twists and turns.