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KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says the new documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story paints a fascinating picture of a great talent.

A 2024 documentary No Other Land is about life in a West Bank village repeatedly destroyed by Israeli forces. The picture is a joint Israeli-Palestinian project filmed over a period of about five years. For KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, who teaches film at CU-Denver, the movie reveals a rare humanity.

British writer and director Mike Leigh has been nominated many times for Oscars in the United States; his 1996 Secrets and Lies won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s considered one of the world’s great filmmakers. Like many of his films, Leigh’s latest, Hard Truths shows a character in deep personal trouble. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says Hard Truths is one more Mike Leigh masterpiece.

‘Tis the season, for many things, and among them are movies that mark the holiday season. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz wants to mention two films made during World War II that celebrate the holidays, but are also touching and exceptional entertainments.

The 47th Denver Film Festival opens today with a lineup of 188 films total, 115 of them feature-length documentaries or dramatic films. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz said he’s seen some of the movies in the festival and has a few suggestions.

The new movie Lee, starring Kate Winslet, tells about the life of famed American photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller. Miller lived an astonishing life from the 1920s into the ‘70s, but KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, says the story never quite jells, although the film often looks rich and full.

Besides his many famous movies, Martin Scorsese has also made films about films – personal journeys, as he’s called them, through American and Italian movies. His new work, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, explores the collaboration of two of the world’s greatest filmmakers, who are no longer well-known. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says Scorsese again shows his remarkable knowledge and understanding.

The new documentary 'Copa 71' looks at the status of women’s soccer over the past 115 years or so, with a focus on the first FIFA Women’s World Cup played in 1971. But the film is about a lot more than the game of soccer.

Richard Linklater is not one of the superstar filmmakers, but since 1988, he’s made 35 movies. He’s one of the key independent filmmakers of the 1990s who’s still doing significant work now. For KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, Linklater’s unobtrusive style has never been so powerful as in his new picture Hit Man, about someone who’s not exactly what he seems — or maybe he is.

The new movie Humane from Caitlin Cronenberg is a brave effort to create a horror film based in modern climate woes. It's compelling at the start but fails to maintain depth as the movie winds on.