Film-Forward

Book adaptation

Dune: Part Two

Grandiose and distinct, the world of Dune: Part Two feels alive and big.

The Promised Land

A cinematic soap opera of the highest order.

Society of the Snow

J.A. Bayona’s approach to the famous 1972 Andes plane crash is a classic Hollywood tug-on-the-heartstrings affair.

Origin

This is the best film from last year that you probably haven’t seen yet.

The End We Start From

Though the movie feels patterned after other survivalist sagas, its depiction of climate change is chilling and realistically captured.

The Color Purple

At first, it’s difficult to not think of Whoopi Goldberg’s incredible debut, but Fantasia Barrino proves a marvelous screen presence with her authentic, powerful turn.

All of Us Strangers

Andrew Haigh’s new film can be seen as a long, protracted “if only.”

Eileen

Self-hate, self-harm, and a sicko plot twist are Eileen’s way stations, along with a few tantalizing glimpses of the redemptive power of love.

Orlando, My Political Biography

Trans and nonbinary individuals, across a span of generations, tell their life stories, intermixed with passages from Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, Orlando: A Biography.