Film-Forward

GLBT

Housekeeping for Beginners

An unusual and loving portrait of an imperfect family.

The People’s Joker

The brainchild of longtime comedian and TV editor Vera Drew, which began as a dare to reedit Todd Phillips’s Joker.

All of Us Strangers

Andrew Haigh’s new film can be seen as a long, protracted “if only.”

Our Son

A drama that centers almost equally on a custody battle between two men and the divorce that sets the action in motion.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Based on a popular young adult novel, the adaptation is a sensitively drawn coming-of-age tale of friendship and a potential romantic relationship between two Mexican American teens in late 1980s El Paso.

Strange Way of Life/The Human Voice | TIFF 2023

Pedro Almodóvar’s 31-minute Western-cum-queer-love-story is on a double-bill with The Human Voice.

Mutt

The eventful day in the life of a twenty-something trans man living in Brooklyn.

Kokomo City

With authenticity and a dash of the irreverent, the documentary gathers testimonies from four Black trans sex workers from Atlanta and New York.

Blue Jean

Georgia Oakley’s debut film traces a young woman’s journey out of the closet, with Margaret Thatcher–era anti-gay legislation rumbling in the background.