Bouchra
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.
Film-Forward
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2026
Four women directors deliver singular films—these works are eye-openers, and each brings a strong point of view.
Ask E. Jean
The documentary profiling the woman who extracted damages from Donald Trump is inspiring and infuriating at the same time.
The Last One for the Road
A woozy road movie, a wistful sketch of an Italy fallen from grace, and a wry comedy.
Blue Heron
The powerful first part of Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical story reveals a frightening family struggle through the eyes of a young girl.
Fiume o Morte!
History buffs and cinephiles will enjoy this witty hybrid documentary that intertwines farce and tragedy.
Pompei: Below the Clouds
Gianfranco Rosi has created a somber, eerie study of Naples in black and white. Sometimes the city looks part crime scene, part modern-day ruin.
Kontinental ’25
Kontinental ’25 shows a gentler side of Radu Jude’s cynical worldview and tackles issues of existential morality in an almost level-headed manner.
Miroirs No. 3
A young woman comes across a troubled family and its secrets.