Strange Weather
Holly Hunter, in a major star turn, tries to elevate this paint-by-numbers tale into a moving canvas rich with heart and good intentions.
Film-Forward
Beatriz at Dinner/Sami Blood
Two movies take on the concept of privilege from the outsider’s point of view in very different ways and epochs.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2017
A rich cross section of Italian film that reflects contemporary malaise and timeless human dilemmas.
Graduation
Graduation skillfully genre-hops, with forays into kitchen-sink drama, morality play, and even psychological thriller.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2017
In this year's festival, women directors display a great range of talent here, tackling everything from comedies to tight thrillers.
The Brand New Testament
Exploring other worlds, this film inhabits a Terry Gilliam or Michel Gondry zone with a wide-open heart and a supple spring in its step.
Things to Come
Isabelle Huppert delivers a gimlet-eyed, ferociously single-minded performance as yet another tense, driven character.
Daughters of the Dust
Julie Dash’s layered, poetic, and timeless film garnered lavish praise when it came out in 1991. It has now been rereleased on its 25th anniversary,