Lunana A Yak in the Classroom Photo : Everett Collection Oscar Nominations: Documentary Where to Stream: Rent on Amazon or Apple The trusty old tale of a city slicker teacher being posted to a school in the sticks is given a fresh coat of paint in the delightful Bhutanese comic drama ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.’ Gloriously […]

The Hand of God Oscar Nominations: International feature Where to Stream: Netflix In ‘The Hand of God,’ it’s easy to vibrate sympathetically with Fabietto, because he’s got a sly, pensive curiosity that you can tell will take him places. For most of the movie, however, the places he goes tend to involve his extended family, […]

Summer of Soul Photo : Everett Collection Oscar Nominations: 1 Documentary Where to Stream: Hulu Buried for 50 years, the spectacular filmed footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival reveals a musical moment — and a Black revolution — in full flower…It’s a music documentary like no other, because while it’s a joyful, cataclysmic, and soulfully seductive […]

Ascension Photo : Everett Collection Oscar Nominations: Documentary Where to Stream: Paramount Plus (or Prime Video with Paramount Plu) “‘Ascension’ is Jessica Kingdon’s observational portrait of the economic growth of China, as well as the class divides that this expansion has exposed. The film debuted at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where ‘Ascension’ debuted to rave reviews and […]

No Time to Die Photo : Everett Collection Oscar Nominations: 3 Song Sound Visual effects Where to Stream: Rent on Amazon or Apple No Time to Die is an up-to-the-minute, down-to-the-wire James Bond thriller with a satisfying neoclassical edge. It’s an unabashedly conventional Bond film, made with finesse and the right touch of soul, as well as […]