The story of a family member returning home to take care of someone ailing is not new, but since Monica is told from a detailed trans perspective, it’s distinctive.

Anchored by a bold, fully embodied performance by Teyana Taylor, writer/director A.V. Rockwell’s feature debut is a mesmerizing New York City–set family drama.

With witchcraft, racism, a lesbian interracial affair, and even a case of arson in its mix, this French Alps–based fantasy thriller has a lot of potential to start fires.

Taxi’s Judd Hirsch Carol Kane reunite in this sentimental family dramedy that has a lot on its plate.

Charlotte Rampling stars as an ornery former war correspondent who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

Of the dozen or so narrative films seen at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this expansive and novelistic film from Pakistan takes the prize as the most illuminating.

Melancholy and tentative hope are stitched together in a bittersweet story of a Moroccan tailor shop and the three lonely yet interwoven souls within.

Like in his 2018 Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new movie brings together social outcasts who form an unconventional familial bond.

Darren Aronofsky’s workmanlike approach to an Off-Broadway play recalls many 1950s film adaptations of Broadway hits.