Film-Forward

Biopic

On the Basis of Sex

The feel-good movie of the year on the triumph over gender discrimination.

Mary Queen of Scots

Perhaps every generation has its own take on the oft-told tragic tale of the Scottish queen.

The Mercy

The true story of Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth), an amateur sailboat enthusiast who enters a contest to sail around the world using a sailboat of his own design.

A Private War/Under the Wire

Two films based on the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin: one is factual, the other sensorial.

Bohemian Rhapsody

The biopic of the British 1970s glam rock band Queen and its larger-than-life lead singer, Freddie Mercury.

At Eternity’s Gate | NYFF 2018

Artist/filmmaker Julian Schnabel takes an impressionistic approach to his Vincent van Gogh biopic.

The Happy Prince

A rich feast for the eyes and an all-you-can eat buffet for lovers of stirring and emotionally committed acting.

Loving Pablo

A biopic about the infamous Colombian narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz.

First Man | TIFF 2018

Damien Chazelle’s intimate and temperate big-screen epic about the Space Race, adapted from the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong.