Drink it in: James Cameron’s much-hyped, space-whale opus seeds the franchise with a militant environmentalism that sets the film apart from similar feats of entertainment engineering
Face to face: Martine Sym’s firecracker feature debut, in theaters now, abounds in bold text, bolder colors, and wry humor to explore the construction of Black feminine identity
Form and function: Kiro Russo’s El gran movimiento weaves together bravura camerawork and a simple story about a mysteriously ill laborer to create a pulsating portrait of La Paz, Bolivia
Motor away: Barney Platts-Mills’s newly restored gem is a tale of a teen struggling in a blighted urban landscape that is also a vivid document of the less-than-swinging side of late-’60s London
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