Film-Forward

Festivals

Emilia Pérez | NYFF 2024

A ridiculous, beautiful, heartbreaking, and hilarious musical best enjoyed with an open mind.

Superboys of Malegaon | TIFF 2024

A crowd-pleasing addition to the subgenre of movies about movies.

Saba | TIFF 2024

The emotionally charged Bangladeshi mother-daughter drama marks the strong debut of director Maksud Hossain.

The Brutalist | NYFF 2024

Simultaneously vital and sepulchral, The Brutalist is monumental—grand, bold, and ambitious.

I, the Executioner; Santosh; The Shadow Strays | The Best Asian Movies @ TIFF 2024

These were some of Toronto’s top picks.

Diciannove | TIFF 2024

The debut film by Giovanni Tortorici, a spry filmmaker, has moxie.

Anywhere Anytime | TIFF 2024

Director Milad Tangshir’s feature debut expands upon a certain Italian neorealism classic, Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.

Saturday Night | TIFF 2024

The movie certainly gets one thing right: Many on the original Saturday Night Live were stoned and/or coked-out of their minds.

Anora | TIFF 2024

If directing is 90% casting, then that is the main reason why Anora remains engaging through its ups and downs.