It is unsurprising that Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s “Embrace of the Serpent” stormed through last year’s film awards circuit. First drawing acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ...

Embrace of the Serpent is that quiet little film you’re going to be hearing a lot about. Having been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this Columbian tale breaks itself ...

A legitimate stunner in that word’s truest sense, Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s river-trip Embrace of the Serpent mesmerizes and jacks with you, leaving you not quite certain, at its end, how to go ...

The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

MAR DEL PLATA – Having won the biggest prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Colombian Ciro Guerra’s “Embrace of the Serpent” – a ravishing but unequivocal put-down of white invaders’ obliteration of ...

In films like “Embrace of the Serpent,” you’ll find stories about history and power. Here’s a rundown of what’s currently on Tubi, Plex and PlutoTV. By Brandon Yu In the frantic dark, a canoe carrying ...