Beyond Utopia
Madeleine Gavin’s documentary probably gives viewers the most complete—and harrowing—picture of the nightmare involved in fleeing North Korea.
Film-Forward
Joan Baez I Am a Noise
The candid biographical documentary of the iconic folk singer and social justice crusader.
Invisible Beauty
Fashion docs tend to be fawning anyway, but this one has a subject worthy of fawning over.
Before, Now & Then
A subtle, atmospheric period film that draws on the same palette as Wong Kar-Wai’s signature film, In the Mood for Love.
Madeleine Collins
Director Antoine Barraud’s movies raises Hitchcockian thrills trailing a woman caught in a consuming deception most women wouldn’t even dare to try—a double life.
Two Tickets to Greece
Perfect for summer, the French comedy is light, sweet, and bubby as a Kir royale.
