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Bianca Stigter's documentary, Three Minutes: A Lengthening, brings the past to life with an almost archaeological gaze.

The debut feature from Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet is a film of sneaky depth, a portrait of a young woman on the way to finding herself.

The exhilarating, Bible-inspired, pitch-black comedy “Redemption of a Rogue” centers on a prodigal son returning to his rural Ireland hometown to seek redemption for his sins. Based on this ambitious, sardonic feature debut, writer-director Philip Doherty (who is also a playwright and theater director) scores as a promising talent, one who might be the spiritual heir of Anglo-Irish filmmaking brothers Martin and John Michael McDonagh or even the Coen brothers. Certainly, Doherty displays winning

In ‘ Offering a stark contrast to the popular Israeli national myth of “a land without a people for a people without a land,” this multi-layered documentary will inspire much debate and deserves wide distribution.” To begin with, the Jewish people’s connection to Israel dates back about 3,000 years. For those who do not accept the Biblical narrative, archaeological findings have proven this. By using the words “national myth,” Simon seemingly implies that the drive for Jewish self-determination was illegitimate, little more than a fable detached from the historical record. Secon...

New Movies to Watch This Week: 'In the Earth,' 'Beast Beast,' 'We Broke Up,' 'Hope' Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail With traditional release patterns still in turmoil as Hollywood and the world adjusts to the pandemic, it can be intimidating to keep up with when and where new films are being released — but the truth is, there are more movies coming out each week now than ever before. It’s just a question of where to look. Let Variety help you find that next well-earned bit of escapism, whether it’s a Milla Jovovich stunt spectacular (like “The Rookies”) or a sexy J...