As we wipe our collective brow after the four-year fever that was the Trump administration, the temptation remains to call him the worst president in our history. For whatever reason, long-term amnesia has set in for the sins of previous presidencies. Lest we never forget, the new film “The Mauritanian” is here to remind us of Bush-era transgressions.

“The Mauritanian” is directed

(this film premiered at the recent Sundance Film Festival)

“Time it was And what a time it was It was . . . A time of innocence A time of confidences

Long ago . . . it must be . . . I have a photograph

(this film appeared as part of the recent Sundance Film Festival’s selection) Martyrdom. Not everyone deserves it but when someone truly earns the moniker, their life can (or should) change the world.

Director Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” is confirmation that Fred Hampton was a true witness to his cause and his community. A man of passion

Robin Wright has long been one of our best actresses. Her work in much of her filmography over the decades has shown an intensity and depth, making her one of the most dedicated thespians of her time.

To her impressive resume Robin Wright now adds the title of director with her debut film “Land.”

Wright stars as Edee Mathis

The life of a teenager is so many things. It is a time of growth and independence, a time of friendship and self-discovery.

But life as a teenager is also hard. You want to be independent and be your own person. You feel grown up and are beginning to make future life decisions while on the books, the law still considers you a child. In writer/director Sian Heder’s

A secret tragedy that two men carry into adulthood. A tragedy born from hundreds of years of betrayal, genocide and the lasting effect this country’s racism and constant suppression of the Native American people and their way of life has had.

Throughout the decades, there have been films (but not nearly enough) that honestly attempt to transmit the narrative of Native Americans' life. Yet, only a handful of these stores

It is a story that resonates for many men and women all over the world. While society is changing, there is still prejudice in all societies against same-sex couples.

In Filippo Meneghetti’s sensitive drama “Two of Us”, Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier portray an older lesbian couple who have a fiery sexual attraction and an enviable mutual devotion.