Film-Forward

Festivals

The Room Next Door | TIFF 2024

This is Pedro Almodóvar at his most straightforward, a modest film without flash, save for the color-coordinated art direction.

No Other Land | TIFF 2024

An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

Boys Go to Jupiter, Mars, The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer | Tribeca Festival 2024

A whimsical musical and an almost psychedelic trip to the suburbs of Florida; a science-fiction farce loaded with foul language, explicit violence, and sexual references; and an amalgam of noir and black comedy.

High Tide; Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story; Mad About the Boy; Merchant Ivory | Provincetown International Film Festival 2024

The festival featured beguiling documentaries about a wide range of entertainers and the vibrant Provincetown–set High Tide.

The French Italian, Lake George, Sacramento | Tribeca Festival 2024

Reports that “comedy is dead” have been greatly exaggerated. Or, in any case, that memo didn’t reach the 2024 Tribeca Festival.

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2024

The hit of the series is There’s Still Tomorrow, a sensation and conversation piece in Italy.

Otro Sol, The Rim, The Permanent Picture | New Directors/New Films 2024

Within the wide and varied films at the festival, many of the Hispanic cinema offerings stand out.

Achilles/Samsara/Sujo | First Look 2024

It’s always a thrill when a film surprises, and Spanish filmmaker Lois Patiño’s Samsara, set in Laos and Zanzibar, is a lovely and adventurous work.

Àma Gloria/The Rapture/Sisterhood/Auction | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024

Most of the 21 films on this year’s lineup rely on stories that center around the various ways we connect with others.