Film traces historic period of immigrant rights struggle
The film begins with immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano recalling the day immigration officials raided her home in 2002.
New “X-Men” is a first class film
A prequel to the original X-Men trilogy, First Class takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto.
Filmmaker asks: "Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?"
Saul Landau's new film abot the Cuban Five holds the position that our government has been jailing the wrong "terrorists."
"Forks Over Knives": Eat your vegetables!
Forks Over Knives is a long argument for eating more plant-based food.
Einstein meets Eisenstein in "The Tree of Life"
Four words I never thought I'd see in the same film: Sean Penn and dinosaurs.
"Carancho": Film noir that can't get much darker
We know what corruption and film noir look like, though, and "Carancho" is a fine example.
“Thor” hammers away at box office
Rather than coming off as corny and preposterous, Thor contains scenes that are grandiose and moving.
“My Perestroika”: Russians cope with capitalism in fascinating documentary
Few films released in the West have shown how the transition from socialism has affected Russians and other Eastern Europeans.
"Orgasm Inc.": a revealing documentary
Science's current counterpart to the space race is the competition to send women over the moon.
"Potiche": entertaining film features stars, strikes, class struggle
The delightful Potiche tackles the class war in an extremely entertaining, thought-provoking, funny way.
