An illegal immigrant tries to make a better life for his ungrateful and indifferent teenage son in this well-observed update of The Bicycle Thief, set in the Mexican émigré community in East L.A. Read more>>

Oscar season is many months away but, hopefully, nominators and voters will remember Mexican actor Demian Bichir because he delivers a powerhouse performance in this poignant father/son drama, set in East Los Angeles. Read more

The bickering stars of Michael Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story are back in this hilarious mockumentary in which they tour northern England’s finest restaurants while trying to one-up each other’s celebrity impressions. Read more>>

J.J. Abrams’ homage to Steven Spielberg — a mash-up of Close Encounters, E.T. and The Goonies — should be a lot more fun than it is. Read more>>

“Bad Santa” was funny. “Bad Lieutenant” was fierce. But “Bad Teacher” is just offensive. Read more

When a movie franchise dies, is it inevitably resurrected as a game? Read more>>

Queen of the Sun is a well-research and beautifully shot documentary about honey bees and their importance to Earth’s sustainability. It delves into the history of beekeeping and investigates the causes, implications and impending impact of the colony collapse disorder, which is currently reaching epidemic proportions. Read more>>

According to Taggart Siegel in this revelatory new documentary, what the honeybees are telling us is that - because of mankind’s manipulation of nature - they’re sick, stressed out and starving. Read more

Fans of comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon will appreciate this reprising of their freewheeling dramatized roles from “Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story” (2005) in a road trip mockumentary. Read more

Margot Benacerraf’s stunningly photographed 1959 study of three families living in a Venezuelan salt marsh — an indispensable bridge between the ethnographic films of Robert Flaherty and Latin America’s anti-capitalist Third Cinema of the ’60s — is now available on DVD in a pristine restoration by Milestone Films. Read more>>