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The new film Nightmare Alley tells a story of a cheap grifter who gets too big for his britches. The film is a remake, but KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, who teaches film at CU-Denver, says this old story is told beautifully.

A new film on Showtime, The Real Charlie Chaplin, presents a portrait of Chaplin as an artist and a person. For KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, the movie is smart, engaging and also something of a wild goose chase.

A movie just released in the United States called Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You was made in 2019 in Germany and Dubai. It won awards at the Venice Film Festival and other festivals around the world.

The documentary about blues music in Mississippi, Deep Blues, is not a new film. It was made by Robert Mugge in 1992 and it looks at musicians who performed some of the most rugged blues that still existed at the time. It’s been restored, and for KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, who teaches film at CU Denver, Deep Blues is still a revelation.

The Denver Film Festival opens this Wednesday, Nov. 3 with more films from all over the world than one person can possibly see. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, who teaches film at CU Denver, has some suggestions — but says you should take a chance and see what happens.

This year marks the 44th Denver Film Festival and the big change from last year is that it will take place in person. Tickets for the festival, which runs from Nov. 3 through Nov. 14, are already on sale. And so far, KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz can recommend two films.

The documentary Jacinta shows a young drug addict in and out of prison. The film won the prestigious Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz says it might shake up what people think they know about addiction.

Many people think World War II began when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, or even when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But in Asia the war began in the mid-1930s when Japan attacked China and Manchuria. Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy begins in 1940, with a fully militarized Japan.

Many French movies about love affairs tend to avoid the subtle. Characters rant and rave, weep and throw things. Director Safy Nabbou’s Who You Think I Am takes another view of wild acting out. For Claire (Juliette Binoche), a good chunk of what she says is made up — maybe.

The new documentary Ailey is about the life and work of the dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. It blends interviews with Ailey and colleagues, along with footage of Ailey’s dances, rehearsals and the times in which he lived. For KUNC film critic Howie Movshovitz, the format is not unusual, but what the filmmakers do with it is spectacular.