Regret, longing, and overcoming are what drive the somber aura of this deeply personal slice-of-life documentary set in working-class Newark, New Jersey.

A dark screwball comedy set in a seedy Arkansas hospital in the late 1990s.

It’s perhaps an understatement to say this teen comedy yields to clichés. Yet, it avoids stereotypes and subverts a few classic tropes too.

The drama’s greatest strength is that writer/director Anna Kerrigan opts for nuance.

This sprawling, meditative documentary boasts strong visuals emphasizing the wonders of the planet.

Year in and year out, the festival showcases recent star vehicles for France’s leading actresses. During its first week, Juliette Binoche was the series’ secret sauce.

Three films recall themes familiar from American movies: a creepy nanny, a teenage girl’s rebellion, and a sort of Sleepless in Seattle à la française.

A pair of documentaries featuring very different types of protagonists, settings, and filmic styles share something integral in common: both are portraits of unconventional families.

Three documentaries this year cut especially close to the bone, and are definitely worth seeing as they make their way onto the film festival circuit.