Natalia Winkelman
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‘Centurion: The Dancing Stallion’ Review: Romance on the Ranch
A young woman training for a horse dancing competition confronts a medical crisis in this conventional family melodrama.
‘Human Flowers of Flesh’ Review: The Life Aquatic
This contribution to slow cinema observes the quiet routines of a captain and her crew as they sail a small boat across the Mediterranean.
‘Tommy Guns’ Review: A Shape-Shifting Spectacle of Military Life
Portuguese boys train for service in occupied Angola in Carlos Conceição’s drama, which incorporates elements of a ghost story.
‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’ Review: Girlhood, Interrupted
Lana Wilson’s documentary blossoms in moments of cultural commentary, where it builds a mood of reminiscence gone rancid.
‘Imagining the Indian’ Review: Fighting Offensive Imagery
This documentary, subtitled “The Fight Against Native American Mascoting,” argues that Native-themed sports team branding fits into a history of systemic racism.
‘Petite Solange’ Review: Coming of Age as Your Parents Divorce
Axelle Ropert’s carefully calibrated film from France follows a girl experiencing the pain of having to accept her parents as people with faults.
‘Money Shot: The Pornhub Story’ Review: A Clear Eye on an Industry
This documentary looks at the offenses of the pornography industry through interviews with performers and activists.
‘The Forger’ Review: Hiding in Plain Sight
This German drama follows a young Jewish man in early 1940s Berlin who survives by falsifying passports and concealing his identity in public.
‘The First Step’ Review: Van Jones Battles for Bipartisanship
This well-meaning documentary follows the liberal commentator as he works with both political parties to pass a criminal justice reform bill.
‘Somebody I Used to Know’ Review: Reigniting Old Flames
In Dave Franco’s new comedy, Alison Brie plays a reality television showrunner attempting to break up her ex-boyfriend’s engagement.