Film-Forward

American

Wanda

Barbara Loden directed one film in her life, The actress also wrote and starred in this 1970 movie about a woman adrift in a gritty industrial American landscape.

Hearts Beat Loud

A father and daughter form a band in hipster Brooklyn (where else?).

Outside In

A poignant film bolstered by Jay Duplass’s and Edie Falco’s powerful performances.

The Boy Downstairs

Set in a certain sphere of New York romantic comedies and starring Zosia Mamet.

Permission

A film that questions monogamy, accompanied by iconic shots of the Manhattan skyline and set in gentrified Brooklyn.

Like Me

A highly kaleidoscopic twist in a well-worn genre of filmmaking.

The Final Year

A heartfelt yet somewhat hallow, backstage snippet on the final days of the Obama presidency.

What Lies Upstream

A deeply informative documentary, which doubles as a fast-paced investigative thriller.

Blame

A contemporary twist on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.