An examination of the work and ideas of Fran Lebowitz, using monologues and archive footage
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences. A work in the vein of Martin Scorsese's other documentaries, American Boy and Italian American.
Chinonye Chukwu's downbeat death row drama is a gripping portrait of a woman losing her composure and sense of purpose
Tom Hanks writes and stars in this brisk and breezy tale of naval heroism as yet another captain charged with a crisis at sea
Ben Affleck's performance as a high school basketball coach just about rescues a film that's too scared to break from cliché
The true story of science project Biosphere 2 is brought to life in a doc that listens to its subjects but keeps a frustrating distance
As Inception turns 10 this week, we look at how Nolan's particular brand of info dumping came to define his dream state thriller
An in-depth look at Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian masterpiece, the century's most prescient and dazzling vision of the future gone bad
What to rent and stream, from a Ben Affleck basketball drama to a Tom Hanks-starring story about yet another competent captain...
With the year at its halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films so far, from audacious biopics to timely social satires
