Film-Forward

Comedy

Under the Tree

A dark, deadpan, satirical film in which the resentments fester slowly while the director steadily turns up the heat.

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

A haphazard journey to self-actualization.

Tully

The writer-director team of Juno and Young Adult are back again, this time with a contemplation on the ups and downs of motherhood and the disillusionment of middle age.

The Other Side of Hope

Accessible and droll, and with his signature retro look and sensibility, The Other Side of Hope is a good introduction to the Aki Kaurismäki’s work

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

A black comedy of revenge and a comedy of anger.

Slash

Slash stands out as this year’s film for the true teenage outcast.

The Brand New Testament

Exploring other worlds, this film inhabits a Terry Gilliam or Michel Gondry zone with a wide-open heart and a supple spring in its step.

In a Valley of Violence

Director Ty West takes his inspiration from the spate of second-rate Hollywood and third-rate Italian spaghetti westerns of the early- to mid-’70s.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Has time been kind to waning publicity powerhouse Edina Monsoon and age-defying fashion editor Patsy Stone, after more than 20 years of imbibing every variety of chemical substance under the sun and fervently following every fashion trend?