Unlike most historical epics and biopics, “Magellan” never glorifies its protagonist. Any sense of the “epic” or grandiose is inspired by the historical recreation and the photography that captures it ...

Add to those inarguably arresting sequences is the unique camera work. In the entire film, the camera neither tilts nor pans.

Magellan” opens with a young girl looking through a dense thicket of foliage and spotting something alarming. “I saw a white ...

The new film Magellan chronicles the life of Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Known for his voyage crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing on the ...

This year’s International Feature Film shortlist reflects a category shaped by urgency. The selections favor films responding to active pressure points, wars, courts, borders, labor systems, and ...

An acclaimed new film dramatises the pioneering voyage of the world-famous Portuguese navigator – a trailblazer who has been accused of "incontinent bloodlust". Few films are as epically gruelling as ...