Stylistically and tonally, director Josephine Decker tries to present writer Shirley Jackson’s life like a Shirley Jackson story.

The script walks a sometimes uneasy line between genuine darkness and a Monty Python–esque embrace of anachronism and the bizarre.

Abel Ferrara’s latest film conveys the forbidden allure of reading someone else’s private diary.

A much more hopeful take on your traditional environmental documentary.

The director’s choice to set this age-old queer coming-of-age tale in his native Republic of Georgia provides a unique take, and also an insight into this society.

An expert and affecting blend of genres (thriller, comedy, gangster film).

A painful but necessary watch, the film revolves around the many women who have accused rap mogul Russell Simmons of rape.

A semi-magical view of redemption, hyperrealistic yet juiced-up, like the artworks at the documentary’s center.

The fourth film in the series does well with its “Anthony Bourdain meets My Dinner with Andre” setup.