Bouchra deals with family estrangement, queerness and the closet, and cultural prohibitions sometimes forthrightly, sometimes obliquely, and sometimes by not dealing with them at all.

The film’s chief strength is the way it captures ennui. Indeed, there are times this seems like a movie mostly preoccupied with waiting.

Shot in Alberta at the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, writer-director Avalon Fast creates a dreamy atmosphere of witchcraft afoot within a tranquil summer camp.

Carla Simón’s third feature is a truly special film—and her best yet. She captures the dynamics of family life with all its secrets, regrets, and resentments.

It’s Milly Alcock’s performance that helps stitch Supergirl’s underdeveloped ends into something reasonably engaging.

Director Olivia Wilde’s greatest asset is the chemistry among her quartet of performers. It is also worth remembering how committed and versatile Wilde can be as an actress.

A good noir murder mystery, in this case set in Saudi Arabia.

A variety of films covering 1990s Hollywood, nonconformist athletes in Pakistan, the American Dream, gay activism in 1970s New York, as well as a big award winner at the festival.

Three standouts that should not be missed upon their deserved theatrical releases: a modern adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, a mesmerizing romantic drama, and an unpredictable show-business comedy.