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Dheepan Review - Tamil Tiger Lose in the Urban Jungle Makes Powerful thriller

Andrew Pulver The Guardian
It begins with a short sequence in Sri Lanka: the civil war is over, the Liberation Tigers are burning their dead comrades’ bodies and swapping fatigues for civilian clothes to try and melt into the general population. In a refugee camp, a young woman is looking for unaccompanied children to be part of a hastily thrown together fake family, to help one such fighter get clear of the battle zone and into Europe.

Weiner | Documentary Film

A painfully revealing narrative of the failed political comeback attempt of narcissist politician Anthony Weiner (aka "Carlos Danger"). In theaters and VOD. 

Movie 'Requiem For The American Dream'

Constructed from four years worth of interviews with Noam Chomsky, this documentary explores the growing inequality in the country and what that means for stability, democracy, and more.

'Trumbo' and the Hidden Story of the Red Scare

James DiEugenio Consortium News
After World War II, the Red Scare built the careers of redbaiters like Joe McCarthy and Richard Nixon while undermining the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and stifling prospects for progressive politics in America, a tale touched on by the movie, “Trumbo.”

Movie: Where to Invade Next

Another Michael Moore movie that belongs to no known genre. America's secret weapon prepares to invade countries whose names he can hardly pronounce and bring the treasure he plunders back home. Opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec 23.

Movie: Spotlight

Reporters at the Boston Globe (Mark Ruffalo, Matt Carroll, Sasha Pheiffer) stuggle to uncover a coverup by the Catholic hierarchy of sexual abuse by priests. 

Movie: Spike Lee's Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq is an angry midlife masterpiece that, like previous Spike Lee films, sucks the viewer into a cinematographic vortex that is as challenging as the mad realities is confronts. For a full review, click here

Documentary: India's Daughter

India’s Daughter is the powerful story of the brutal gang rape on a Delhi bus of a 23 year old medical student. Udwin got exclusive, first time on camera interviews with the rapists and defense attorney, none of whom express remorse. Read a review. Now in theaters.

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