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Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of Motel Destino. When 21-year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel after messing up a hit and going on the run, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.Read More »
At first glance, line dancing might appear to be an incongruous activity for members of the queer community, given that it takes place in spaces thought to be less accepting. However, for those who attend the eponymous Stud Country, a weekly queer country-and-western line-dancing and two-step class in Los Angeles, it is a reclaiming of those spaces. Following the tradition of the longtime gay line-dancing club Oil Can Harry’s, which was open for 52 years and closed in 2021 due to the pandemic, Stud Country seeks to honor queer cowboy culture by subverting stereotypes and reveling in a shared joy of line dancing. But with the forthcoming demolition of their most recent venue, Club Bahia, the future of Stud Country becomes nebulous.Read More »
Set against the landscape of the Polish transformation from communism to capitalism, “Woman Of” spans 45 years of the life of Aniela Wesoły and her journey to find personal liberty as a trans woman.Read More »
To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a lawyer imprisoned by the Nazis finds refuge in the world of chess.Read More »
Seamlessly weaving together exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage, this documentary captures the transformative journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse that is Peaches.Read More »
The truth of Russia’s greatest unsolved mystery, the Dyatlov Pass Incident, is uncovered in this compelling documentary.Read More »
Rosa is a successful designer living in a generic big city. After the unexpected death of her grandfather, she realizes she’s not been in a place where she felt connected or loved since she left her homeland.Read More »
Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.Read More »
A recent documentary on perhaps the most important composer of film music of the last 50 years.
Matt Zoller Seitz wrote:
“Music by John Williams” probably would’ve been a pleasure to watch even if it hadn’t gone as deep into the process of scoring as it does: a glorified supplement, made enjoyable mainly by the way it hits our nostalgic triggers. What makes it special is that it truly cares about the nuts and bolts of marrying pictures to music and understands how to explain the finer points to people who aren’t musicians.Read More »