Debbie Lum’s documentary Try Harder! follows students at Lowell, a high-achieving SF high school with a predominantly Asian student body.
Essays
Acasă, My Home raises tough questions and avoids trite answers
Radu Ciorniciuc’s documentary Acasă, My Home follows the Enache family, whose patriarch has decided to live outside conventional society.
Ten emerging actors to watch at Sundance 2021
Our editors pick the ten most exciting emerging actors at Sundance 2021, from Niamh Algar to Anna Cobb.
A look back at the best scenes of 2020
Seventh Row’s editors reminisce about six of the best scenes of 2020 and explain why they stuck with us throughout the year.
The best sound design of 2020 goes far beyond Sound of Metal
Our writers pick the best sound design of 2020 and write about why its so key to the film’s success.
The Night Review: A low-budget chiller starring Shahab Hosseini
Kourosh Ahari’s The Night, a rare American-Iranian co-production, is a disappointedly cliched horror offering.