Film-Forward

American

Yes, God, Yes

Natalia Dyer captures the mannerisms, physicality, and inner life of a teenager so precisely and with such individuality that there is nothing paint-by-numbers about her performance.

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.

Saint Frances

An underperforming, unfocused, and unhappy 34-year-old can’t quite break free of her youth or make the stride into adulthood.

Premature

A poignant picture of a languid Harlem summer that is at its best when it yields to an easy, naturalist tone.

Dark Waters

Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.

The Report

Take a deep dive into the U.S. Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s use of detention and enhanced interrogation techniques.

Light from Light

Though there are spooky moments here and there, this is no horror film but a sensitive character study about a group of people edging their way out of loss.

Burning Cane

An impressionistic and at times powerful meditation on social alienation, masculinity, and the grappling of faith.