Film & Documentary

January 21, 2022 • View in browser

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An Art Film Romance Takes a Rare Transcendentalist View

Using magical realism and never taking the expected approach, Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze asks viewers to take more notice of the world around them. | Dan Schindel

Pedro Almodóvar Presents a Beguiling Thriller About Motherhood

Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit play two new mothers from very different backgrounds in the Spanish director’s latest study in female interiority. | Nadine Smith

Andres Serrano’s Sensationalistic Flop About January 6

Insurrection is a blunt effort by an artist to find a sensational edge to a national tragedy. | Kriston Capps

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