The 15 Best New Filmmakers of 2012

2012 has truly been a banner year for new filmmakers, as fresh faces delivered some of the very best films of the year, both in narrative film and, especially, in documentaries.  read more

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Directed by David Gelb, Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary about one of the greatest masters of the culinary world who no one has ever heard of. This man is 85-year-old sushi shokunin (Japanese artisan), Jiro Ono who runs a ten-seat, sushi-only restaurant called Sukiyabashi Jiro located in a Tokyo subway station. He is hailed internationally as an innovator in the art of sushi, people travel from around the world specifically to eat at his restaurant, and he has been awarded a coveted three star Michelin review, making him the oldest Michelin chef alive. A seat in his restaurant...  read more