Blue Heron
By Caroline Ely April 16, 2026
The powerful first part of Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical story reveals a frightening family struggle through the eyes of a young girl.
The powerful first part of Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical story reveals a frightening family struggle through the eyes of a young girl.
Living the Land makes its points about the loss of a certain way of life in the face of inevitable modernism gently and memorably.
A young woman comes across a troubled family and its secrets.
This striking film is, in some ways, a simple, realist story in which two young boys are allowed a full day with the father who they rarely see.
Jordan’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Oscars is ambitious in its scope and intimate in its focus.
Three bittersweet tales of shifting identities speak to how individuals adapt within families in Jim Jarmusch’s latest, poignant, and subtle work.
The depth and nuance of loss are well-rendered in Israeli filmmaker Tom Nesher’s directorial debut.
A home is a main character and the fulcrum for a splintered family of artists.
An Iraqi doctor seeking asylum in the United States faces multiple crises, including a kidnapping.