Exchange by Charles David Jovial Black Kid

Based on a real trial that divided Australia in the 1950s, this searing drama from director Craig Lahiff follows an Aboriginal man (David Ngoombujarra) accused of raping and killing a white child in a trial that exposed the ugly racism of Australia's legal system. Robert Carlyle and Kerry Fox play the public defenders who take on that system when they help him appeal his brutally unjust conviction. Excellent performances and thoughtful direction helped this small but powerful film rack up praise...

A troubled Vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy. Finding his buddy in a depressed drunken state, with only his sister for company, the vet works toward freeing the buddy from his past and provides the sister with the tender love she has never known.

"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this...