Film-Forward

Book adaptation

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

The Brothers Quay have made a film that will confound those in search of normal narrative logic, yet it is beautifully attuned to its own unconscious rhythm.

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight

This beautiful and painful coming-of-age tale features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter.

Bonjour Tristesse

A contemporary take of Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel that is elegant and intriguing, but also restrained and austere.

On Swift Horses

A mix of conventional Hollywood gloss and scrappy, lusty, unbridled rebellion, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi.

The Friend

At times, it feels like Eat Pray Love or Under the Tuscan Sun are the best points of reference here.

The Penguin Lessons

An amusing inspirational comedy set against the backdrop of Argentina’s Dirty War.

Nightbitch

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

Oh, Canada

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

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