Currently serving a prison sentence in his native Iran, lauded director Jafar Panahi spins two and a half tales in his latest film. None reflects well on his country’s state of mind.

Both The Fabelmans and Last Film Show pose the mystery of why some become so enamored with movies and filmmaking.

The turbulent life of a spirited equine.

French actress Nathalie Boutefeu stars as Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, in a solo tour de force.

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

A tightly structured, informative, and cinematic depiction of the most important trial in Argentinian history. It’s also among the best movies of the year

A film staged, shot, and scored as a ghost story infused by a gothic atmosphere. Joanna Hogg avoids obvious jump scares while sustaining an unsettling environment.

A mother, caught in a moral quandary, discovers that her prodigal son might not be the man she had believed him to be.

An essential documentary for anyone interested in learning about an ongoing revolution that actually succeeded.