Film-Forward

Book adaptation

BlackBerry

The humorous tale of the men behind the world’s first smartphone and its trajectory from breathtaking to cataclysmic.

The Eight Mountains

The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

A gentle, knowing portrait of an 11-year-old girl undergoing puberty and a religious identity crisis.

Everything Went Fine

Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.

The Quiet Girl

Less is definitely more, and silence speaks volumes in writer-director Colm Bairéad’s impressive debut.

Let It Be Morning

A droll comedy/drama of an Arab village in Israel stuck in limbo.

Women Talking

A “message movie” that acts against expectations in how it explores the necessity of forgiveness.

Spoiler Alert

A romcom weepie that knows it’s a romcom weepie. It even references famed tearjerkers like Terms of Endearment and Beaches.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

A surprisingly dull interpretation that is never as modern or steamy as it aims to be.