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Belén

A 24-year-old woman went to a hospital with severe abdominal pain and ended up deprived of her freedom for three years.

Die My Love

Sometimes, the raw, loose emotions and dark humor of John Cassavetes’s movies seem to be in conversation with this film.

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein has no interest in existing within the horror genre, but rather as an existential and exuberant drama elevated by impeccable production values.

One Battle After Another

Previous Paul Thomas Anderson films are remarkable for the way they elude easy definition, but here, everything is exactly as it seems.

The Long Walk

The first novel by Stephen King finally reaches the big screen. The premise remains intact, as does its ambiguous setting. 

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.