Film-Forward

Sci-fi

The Shrouds | NYFF 2024

David Cronenberg’s sci-fi noir has a brilliant concept at its core.

Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola has one eye on the past and another on the future, blending old-school Hollywood epics with bombastic 21st-century hyperrealism.

Omni Loop

Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri try to solve the mystery of time travel.

The Animal Kingdom

Contemporary France has been altered by a presumably global phenomenon in which mutants have been living among the population for some time.

Poor Things

A Frankenstein fable that becomes a coming-of-age saga exploding societal conventions, particularly the physical kind. Nudity, explicit sex, and grotesqueries abound.

Asteroid City

As usual, Wes Anderson’s new film is sumptuous to look at and an amazing feat of artistry by his team of costumers, set decorators, and miniature model makers.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

All one needs to enjoy Vol. 3 is a love of the Guardians themselves.

Plan 75

A coolly dystopian film centered on the Japanese government’s assisted euthanasia program for those ages 75 and up, created in response to a glut of seniors and an increase in hate crimes against them.

Linoleum

A fantastical and droll variation of the throes of a mid-life crisis.