Political thriller "Goliath" is timely, intelligent, and entertaining filmmaker. Gilles Lellouche plays a harried environmental lawyer who demands accountability from a corporate giant producing a cancer-causing pesticide.

Hot and humid weather calls for a discussion of sunshine noir. Guy Pearce stars in this paranoid thriller set in Melbourne, Australia, based on a novel by Peter Temple.

The story line of "Kompromat", an innocent man falsely accused who then effectuates an extraordinary escape, makes the film something of a darker, European version of "The Fugitive" (1993).

The Lakota Nation's claim to the Black Hills is the subject of "Lakota Nation vs. United States". Although the US Supreme Court awarded the Lakota $122 million dollars for the land, the Lakota have refused the money. Learn more in my review of this poetic and enlightening documentary.

"Ramrod" (1947) is a Western that ventures into noir territory, but is Veronica Lake's character your typical femme fatale?

June 20th is the 114th anniversary of Errol Flynn's birth. To commemorate, I review the book by film historian Tony Thomas which demolishes the controversial claim that Flynn was a Nazi spy.

French actress Anne Le Ny made her debut as a writer-director with "Those Who Remain". Vincent Lindon and Emmanuelle Devos star as two very different personalities who comfort each other when their partners are diagnosed with cancer.

Some of the most expensive real estate in America sits atop land stolen from the Shinnecock Nation in 1859. Do they still have rights to the land? Treva Wurmfeld explores the issue in her documentary "Conscience Point".

Canadian filmmaker Neil Diamond is your guide for "Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian". Diamond travels the United States interviewing actors, critics, activists, and filmmakers to discover the history of Native Americans on film.

How does a music soundtrack add or detract from the success of a film? I examine six films, from different genres and time periods, to answer this question.