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‘The Man in the White Van’ Review: Sleazy Rider
Mongo 12 December 2024
In this derivative thriller, set in the early 1970s, young women are stalked by an anonymous killer.
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‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Review: Who’s Lying?
Mongo 12 December 2024
In this sun-dappled French psychological thriller, a lawyer receives a call accusing her husband of having an affair with one of their child...
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‘The Bibi Files’ Review: The Case Against Netanyahu
Mongo 11 December 2024
This documentary about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel looks at the corruption investigation and his enduring grip on the govern...
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In ‘Our Town,’ the Characters Are Fictional. The Smells Are Real.
Mongo 11 December 2024
Backstage at the Broadway play, they’re frying up the aroma of breakfast — part of a long tradition of adding scents to plays and movies.
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How ‘Her Story,’ a Feminist Comedy, Came to Rule China’s Box Office
Mongo 11 December 2024
“Her Story” touches on sensitive topics in China, like censorship and gender inequality. But its humorous, nonconfrontational approach may h...
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‘Nature of the Crime’ Review: Yearning for a Second Chance
Mongo 10 December 2024
Two incarcerated men navigate parole boards in a documentary that asks the question: Should the guiding principle of criminal justice be ret...
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‘It’s Not Me’ Review: Entering the Mind of Leos Carax
Mongo 10 December 2024
This personal film is a dynamic, even chaotic, collage of moments that bring the director back to his beginnings.
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