Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
The former punk hell-raiser is now Dame Vivienne Westwood, if you please.
Film-Forward
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
A portrait of an artist and a look at a time when punk, graffiti, and hip-hop flourished and overlapped in a decaying city.
The Guardians
A family saga, a looming war, and an orphan girl’s fate—films don’t get more potentially epic than Xavier Beauvois’s The Guardians.
7 Films from Tribeca 2018
Among the films to look out for: The Great Pretender; The Miseducation of Cameron Post; and Nico, 1988.
Back to Burgundy
A high-spirited film that makes being twenty-something in France look like the best gig in the world.
The Workshop
The film touches on many contemporary social discontents while building tension between a touchy pupil and his tight-lipped teacher.
I, Tonya
A cynical and blowhard piece of work—perfect for the times we live in.
The Leisure Seeker
Donald Sutherland plays an academic with Alzheimer’s, and Helen Mirren is his dotty wife.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2018
Films in the series reflect a troubled mood, running the gamut from rage filled to woebegone.