film commentary

This nostalgic tale of adolescent angst and rebellion brings into focus the writer's own teenage trials, tribulations and musical milestones.

This wickedly complex, finely detailed and deeply human portrait reveals the man behind the mythic musician.

One of the last films by the late, great documentarian captures the special spirit of fashion iconoclast Iris Apfel, and his friendship with her.

A puny indie filmmaker comes up against the might of a comic-book franchise movie, but ends up being transfixed by the film's sublime quieter moments.

This portrait of a mentally ill lottery winner who creates a TV show all about herself is among the smartest and funniest films of 2015 so far.

A master provocateur, whose work revolves around porn, camp and gore, creates shock value in his new film... by not featuring any hardcore sex.

A former World Kickboxing Champion who now makes movies gives her expert take on the latest Hong Kong kung fu extravaganza.

A fan of American Mafia movies discovers that the cinematic depiction of the Cosa Nostra in the organization's mother country is decidedly different.

The celebrated drummer and composer on what the much-ballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic: music.

This documentary looks at the Holocaust in a new way by examining the art works made in the camps, and the artists who created them.

A director who abandoned the church as a teenager finds resonance in a film about a woman struggling with her religion and her community.

At a time when dramas are no longer in vogue in Hollywood, indie film is where the great movies are being made about the complexities of human life.