Film-Forward

Case 137 | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026

A dogged cop pursues justice for a young man severely harmed during the Yellow Vests protests.

The Bride!

The Bride! certainly isn’t ashamed of being bold and different, yet the payoff for its acts of rebelliousness doesn’t always match its ambition.

At Work, Love Me Tender, Meteors | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026

These three films have garnered international awards recognition.

In a Whisper, The Little Sister | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026

Two critically rewarded films. The Little Sister won the Prix Louis-Delluc and the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, while In a Whisper made its premiere at the high-profile Berlinale.

The Great Arch, Maigret and the Dead Lover, Two Pianos The Wizard of the Kremlin | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026

The series includes the latest by the prodigious Olivier Assayas, Denis Podalydès as Inspector Jules Maigret, and Charlotte Rampling, whose arch stares can turn you into stone.

Dreams

One could argue that Jessica Chastain has found in him an ideal artistic accomplice in Michel Franco.

Ghost Elephants

Werner Herzog’s newest offering is especially rich in incidental detail.

Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It

As director Paris Barclay makes clear, Preston was one of the early 1970s’ most exciting and original musicians, either as an invaluable sideman or as a hitmaker.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Baz Luhrmann and Elvis Presley go well together. EPiC mines unseen footage from two early 1970s Elvis concert films that have been restored.

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

A knowing bro comedy in the tradition of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure .