‘Bus 174’
Jose Padilha’s brilliant investigation of the tragic hijacking of a Rio bus is both a taut thriller and a devastating anatomy of the iniquities of Brazilian society.
‘Balseros’
The fates of seven Cuban “rafters” who fled their island for America are charted with novelistic depth in this astonishing, seven-years-in-the-making saga.
‘Capturing the Friedmans’
Andrew Jarecki’s unnerving, ambiguous look at a family torn apart by a sex scandal raises many chilling questions.
‘Fog of War’
Errol Morris peers into the heart and mind of 85-year-old former secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in this revelatory, relevant study of American power.
‘Spellbound’
This suspenseful, touching and sociologically astute film follows eight kids who made it to the finals of the National Spelling Bee. You hang on every misspelled word.
