Film-Forward

Drama

Rise

In this kind-hearted and poignant film, director Cédric Klapisch puts his heroine through her paces as she faces new and unfamiliar music.

The Night of the 12th

A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.

Everything Went Fine

Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.

Rodeo

At once raw and highly stylized, Rodeo fires up a rebel-without-a-cause spirit that lets its woman warrior run free.

Full Time

This frenetic and nerve-wracking movie makes the point that for many, it’s worse than a jungle out there.

Passages | Sundance 2023

In Ira Sachs’s brusquely told new film, the libido-led story line supported one of the festival’s best films.

Saint Omer

A talky, heady, and metaphorical courtroom drama conceals depths of sadness beneath its intellectual and legalistic surface.

You Resemble Me

Director Dina Amer’s incisive and unsettling debut explores how a young French-Moroccan woman ended up becoming radicalized.

Both Sides of the Blade

A moody movie for fans of Claire Denis’s more recent work, character studies with dense emotions to unpack.