Pedro Almodóvar returns with a layered and twisty meditation on loss, relationships, and the art of writing.

Paper Tiger‘s setting might be 1986, but director James Gray renders its aesthetic with a clear love of classic 1970s New York cinema.

This is perhaps one of the most admirable casting achievements of this or any other year, and Exhibit A for why a casting Oscar category was recently created.

It’s thanks to John Turturro that the film’s flaws are so easy to forgive.

An invaluable record of firsthand testimonies correcting a whitewashed history.

A sensitive tale of grief and an indelible coming-of-age story, featuring excellent performances.

Martin McDonagh’s latest dark buddy dramedy about morally dubious characters, friendship, and the possibility of redemption.

Even if you know the story behind Rocky, the film succeeds as a character study about an underdog putting everything on the line.

It follows the unlikely development of a relationship amid the Syrian revolution, the siege of Aleppo, and the long, disorienting aftermath of war and exile.