Film

by Sherri Linden Returning to the Ethiopian city of her childhood, a first-time filmmaker creates an immersive portrait of the land and its people. When Jessica Beshir was a teen, her family fled the political unrest in Ethiopia for…

Editor's Note: According to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's most recently-released 990 tax forms, the organization lost almost $60,000 on revenue of $1.2 million, revenue which was down from $1.5 million the preceding year. According to…

by Frank Scheck You'll find it hard to walk past a homeless person again after seeing this disturbing documentary.  105 minutes The growing crisis of youth homelessness is explored in Rotimi Rainwater's documentary, executive…

by Christopher Porter Washtenaw County is renowned for its cinema events, from the predominant Ann Arbor Film Festival (March) and the Sundance/Cannes/etc.-affiliated Cinetopia (May) to the…

by Todd McCarthey Kathryn Bigelow's latest effort is a docudrama about the 1967 Detroit riots, focusing on a specific incident of police violence against a group of black men at a hotel. Rated R, 143 minutes A particularly…

by Michael Rechtshaffen Rated PG, 91 minutes The ninth book in Jeff Kinney's graphic novel series becomes the fourth film in the successful big-screen franchise. After a five-year break, the Heffley family is back in action —…

by Peter Debruge This powerful story of a woman who hides Jewish refugees in her husband's zoo curiously leaves us caring more about the animals than its human souls. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 125 MIN. When it came to…

by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team The 10th Anniversary Italian Film Festival USA of Metro Detroit opens on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Detroit Film Theatre with La pazza gioia (Like Crazy). A…

by Christian Usera IT’S JUNE IN Ann Arbor which means the ubiquitous Ann Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF) is set to kick off on June 12 with over 140 events. The much anticipated 32-year-old festival has featured music legends such as Johnny…

THE ANNUAL independent Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival runs April 12-16 at the Michigan Theater, hosted by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. Every film has been chosen by the Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival committee in…