Film-Forward

Top Picks

Honeyland

Featuring one of the most memorable personalities in film this year.

A Bigger Splash

A documentary way ahead of its time, of three years in the life of painter David Hockney.

Maiden

This exciting documentary captures the white-knuckle thrills of the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.

Three Peaks

Three Peaks, with nary a hint of violence, manages to be the most nerve-racking, menacing film of the year.

The Chambermaid

Lila Avilés’s slow-burn debut film thrums with anxiety beneath its sterile, stoic surface.

Too Late to Die Young

The unique setting and uniformly fine acting set this richly observed film apart from other coming-of-age dramas.

The Raft

An intriguing, satisfying documentary about good intentions undermined by bad science.

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