Director: Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-MaqousiStars: Aws Al-Banna, Kenzi Al Balbisi, Mohammed Kamel Synopsis: From Ground Zero is a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid...

Adrien Brody is once again receiving multiple awards, including the Golden Globe, for his role as a Holocaust survivor. Twenty-two years after he won an Academy Award for his role as Wladyslaw...

Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold devoted the better part of seven years of their lives to the epic immigrant drama The Brutalist. Nadine Whitney attended a group interview with Brady, who meditated...

Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker is semi-miraculous. Having survived lawsuits from WB because they didn’t understand the notion of parody and secretly screening in festivals as the ‘film that dare not speak...

Note: Due to extreme gender bias in awards season this year I will only be choosing films directed by women or gender non-conforming people. 10. The People’s Joker – Vera Drew Lawsuits, delayed releases,...

Director:  Jayro BustamanteWriter: Jayro BustamanteStars: Giuliana Santa Cruz, Ángela Quevedo, Alejandra Vásquez Synopsis: Rita, a 13-year-old girl, runs away from her abusive father to the big city. She finds solace until she's placed...

Jason Reitman probably knows better than most what it’s like to be around comedians. As the son of Ivan Reitman, the director of such works as Stripes, Ghostbusters, Meatballs and the producer...

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Lahn Mah) by Pat Boonnitipat has become a sleeper hit across the world. The Thai dramatic-comedy about a young slacker and his no-nonsense grandmother who...