Film-Forward

U. K.

I Swear

The occasionally stirring biopic of Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson.

The Christophers

There’s a verbose richness to Ed Solomon’s text and Steven Soderbergh’s cool visual flair that works wonderfully together here.

Urchin

A bruising portrait of a man living on the margins of society.

Chuck Chuck Baby

Life can turn around with an airborne feather, a chicken dance, and an oldie or two.

The Old Oak

Another potent Ken Loach-Paul Laverty collaboration.

Wicked Little Letters

The novelty of a movie aimed at a typical anglophile audience with uptight British people swearing and reading vulgar words eventually wears thin.

Medusa Deluxe

A murder mystery set within the atmospheric world of a British hairstyling competition.

The Lost King

Sally Hawkins stars as an underdog searching for the remains of the much-maligned Richard III.

The Eternal Daughter | NYFF 2022

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.