Film-Forward

Festivals

Give Me Liberty, The Amazing Johnathan Docuentary, So Pretty | BAMcinemaFest 2019

A one-stop destination for those who haven’t been to Park City or Austin this year.

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2019

Three very different films come to a stop with open endings in this annual festival of recent Italian film, including a richly photographed cavalcade of moral rot and a striking and atmospheric gem.

The Gasoline Thieves | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Effective and affecting and with an unflagging pace, The Gasoline Thieves is likely to satisfy—and scar—many of its viewers.

Return to Bollène/Fugue | Panorama Europe 2019

The eleventh annual Panorama Europe showcases European works that have won acclaim at festivals and represent the continent’s diversity of art-house cinema.

You Don’t Nomi | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

The most thoughtful deconstruction of a film imaginable, as well as an ideal festival choice for those who used to buy DVDs just for the commentaries.

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

What motivated a former librarian to amass a personal archive of 70,000 VHS tapes that became a treasure trove?

A Regular Woman | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Is there room for another film about honor killings? Director Sherry Hormann answers with a yes in her brisk, beat-by-beat depiction of the 2005 murder in Berlin of Hatun “Aynur” Surucu, 23, by her youngest brother.

Framing John DeLorean | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.

Driveways | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Natural, moving performances are the hallmark of this low-key, heartfelft film.