must see films

Like his Spielberg-homage Super 8 (2011), J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness ultimately proves a lesser imitation of its source material. This time the source

When you give a philosopher a camera, you have to expect a product that defies (or otherwise transfigures) convention.  And if that convention is film-making,

Director Hans Petter Moland’s When Bubbles Burst examines not only the mayhem caused by the 2008 global financial crisis but also discusses just how far reaching the

Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek teams up with director Sophie Fiennes for their second collaboration, A Pervert’s Guide to Ideology. Now playing at the Documentary Film

At Any Price is boring, but that doesn’t count against it quite as much as you might think. Partway through its running time, the film’s

Written and directed by, and based on Benjamín Ávila’s infancy growing up in a family of political activists, Clandestine Childhood takes place at the tail-end

If it’s possible to describe Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s style of shooting in one word, then careful comes to mind.  There’s elegance in his ability

The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on the 2007 novel, explores a young Pakistani man’s drive to achieve the “American dream” while almost completely disregarding his own culture and