This week, Oleksandra Kalinichenko rounds up ten films that showcase Ukrainian culture and its long-held ethos of resistance, plus reviews of "Men," "Eiffel," the new docuseries "Prehistoric Planet," and more.
Film & Documentary From music and architecture to comedy and horror, these films showcase Ukrainian culture and its long-held ethos of resistance. | Oleksandra Kalinichenko Become a Member LATEST FEATURES Now playing the Cannes Film Festival, the new film from the director of The Square embarks on a luxury cruise that goes to hell. | Sophie Monks Kaufman In yet another horror movie that’s actually about trauma, writer-director Alex Garland makes his points bluntly, having one actor play many facets of misogyny. | Dan Schindel PORTRAYING THE PAST Prehistoric Planet is visually ambitious, but the docuseries often fails to contextualize those visuals for the curious viewer. | Dan Schindel Eiffel inadvertently paints its protagonist not as a great man worthy of scrutiny or praise, but as the Elon Musk of his day. | Jake Cole GHOSTS OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM From 1968 to 1973, the Nihon Documentarist Union did radical documentary work in Japan. They made two films in Okinawa before, during, and after its reversion. | Dan Schindel Anthony Banua-Simon’s documentary Cane Fire contrasts decades of Hollywood images of his home with its current reality. | Aaron Hunt MOVING THROUGH TIME Her short film Freshwater is now playing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. | Bedatri D. Choudhury The plot of Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes’s film moves backward in time, continually recontextualizing what at first looks like a simple situation. | Dan Schindel |
