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American film director from Queens; her first feature, A Thousand and One (2023), won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and brought her a Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit Award.
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Do the Right ThingOther Spike Lee
Do the Right Thing is such an entertaining movie, but it’s also heart-wrenching and very painful.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by A. V. Rockwell, the entry for Do the Right Thing.
2023-04-21·criterion.com ↗
The Battle of AlgiersOther Gillo Pontecorvo
Seeing The Battle of Algiers for the first time was a turning point for me.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by A. V. Rockwell, the entry for The Battle of Algiers.
2023-04-21·criterion.com ↗
Bicycle ThievesOther Vittorio De Sica
Bicycle Thieves is one of the greatest movies ever made.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by A. V. Rockwell, the entry for Bicycle Thieves.
2023-04-21·criterion.com ↗
ZOther Costa-Gavras
Z is a stunner.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by A. V. Rockwell, the entry for Z.
2023-04-21·criterion.com ↗
PixoteOther Héctor Babenco
Cinema has a powerful way of mobilizing people to actually do something about the state of the world, and I’m so grateful for films like Pixote, which are examples of what it means to be honest and fearless in your art.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by A. V. Rockwell, the entry for Pixote.
2023-04-21·criterion.com ↗
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