A perfect pairing of actor and director and a carefully crafted work that invites audiences to laugh and cry in absolute complicity.

The reunion of Richard Gere and Paul Schrader decades after American Gigolo is not only exciting but also provides Gere the opportunity to deliver one of his finest performances.

Here marks a welcome return to form for Robert Zemeckis. He once again combines his mostly effective sentimentality with special effects wizardry.

It opened this year’s New York Film Festival, and it is not only a superior literary adaptation but also a bold and daring artistic statement.

A power struggle worthy of Game of Thrones, with a more subtle yet brutal form of violence that, without spilling any blood, can entirely ruin reputations.

A gorgeously filmed nightmare featuring the best performance of Daniel Craig’s career so far.

Saoirse Ronan gives a raw and committed performance as a young alcoholic struggling in her recovery on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands.

Featuring Elizabeth Banks’s bravura turn as a skilled Auckland surgeon facing the consequences of a split-second decision.

This is Pedro Almodóvar at his most straightforward, a modest film without flash, save for the color-coordinated art direction.