Film-Forward

Comedy

Black Magic for White Boys

The flavor is Woody Allen, if he isn’t trying particularly hard.

CRSHD

A coming-of-age comedy told through its own set of emojis.

Mister America

The humor here is so dry, it’s arid.

The Death of Dick Long

A dark screwball comedy set in backwoods Alabama.

Sword of Trust

The entire film hinges on Marc Maron, and he makes it worth seeing.

Family

Taylor Schilling plays a career-obsessed woman with no personal life challenged with watching her awkward niece.

Wild Nights with Emily

Director and writer Madeleine Olnek has a hoot sending up and tearing down Emily Dickinson’s priggish image.

Relaxer

Distinctly odd and way out of the mainstream. If you are on its wavelength, it’s cinematic gold. If not, you simply don’t know what the hell you’re watching.

The Little Hours

Throw in some lesbianism, witchcraft, and supporting performances by Fred Armisen, Adam Pally, and Molly Shannon and you have one of the year’s funniest films.