Top Picks

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

An allegorical family drama and a cat-and-mouse thriller by the exiled Mohammad Rasoulof.

Two cousins/country artists from Swaziland land in America in this heartening documentary.

When, during the Cold War, the U.S. State Department recruited jazz luminaries as de facto ambassadors for democracy.

An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

A newlywed and father-to-be acts out while sleepwalking and does not remember his actions when he awakens—and these actions are pretty terrifying.

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

One of DreamWorks’ best films in recent memory and another reminder of animation’s emotional staying power.

A slice of life about the universal struggles of being a parent, having one, and reconciling vastly different experiences.

Melancholy and stoic in its worldview, and deliberate in its pace, this Hong Kong film drama packs a surprising punch.