Film-Forward

The Assessment

Alicia Vikander is a chameleon, fully inhabiting a complex, nearly impossible role.

Being Maria

In Jessica Palud’s bumpy but effective biopic of Maria Schneider, the Last Tango in Paris shoot casts a shadow over everything that follows in Schneider’s life.

Misericordia

French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

It’s B-movie sci-fi horror gone… well, looney, with a nonstop barrage of gags, visual humor, and antics that will entertain both kids and adults.

Young Hearts

A 14-year-old boy’s journey of discovering love and grappling with self-acceptance.

100,000,000,000,000, When the Phone Rang, Windless | First Look 2025

The festival takes viewers to glitzy, gaudy Monaco; the former Yugoslavia; and a rapidly changing Bulgarian village.

Elementary, Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Zodiac Killer Project | First Look 2025

The annual series includes a vital historical document, a playful twist of the true-crime genre, and an engaging film that might make you feel hopeful for the future.

Who by Fire

A reunion rife with old grievances and new tensions, often exploding around a dining room table.

The Actor

Duke Johnson’s film stands out primarily for its striking visual identity, the kind of that screams “director’s vision” in every frame with all the indulgence and fascination that entails.

Black Bag

A stylish, crackling, London-set tale of spies and duplicity, starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.