Film-Forward

Biopic

A Couple

French actress Nathalie Boutefeu stars as Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, in a solo tour de force.

Till | New York Film Festival 2022

This restrained biopic is one of the most thoughtful to come out of Hollywood in recent years.

My Name Is Sara

A strong character study of a 13-year-old Polish Jew who disguised herself for two years during World War II. Based on a true story.

Charlotte

The strengths of this animated biopic are its visuals and Keira Knightley’s performance.

Spencer

Steven Knight’s screenplay imagines Princess Diana at her breaking point while spending the Christmas holidays with the entire royal family, circa 1991.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this dark, strange, and bizarre bio of a cat lover and his wild oscillations of fortune.

Charlatan

Protagonists in movies certainly don’t have to be likeable, but is stiff-necked, high-handed, and wintrily remote any way to go through life (or a film)?

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Based on the infamous 1947 court case in which famed singer Billie Holiday (Andra Day) was put on trial for drug possession.

Judas and the Black Messiah | Sundance Film Festival 2021

The movie offers a complex examination of the players involved that is unusual for biopics, and is inherently and unabashedly political.