Film-Forward

Thriller

Exit 8

A compelling psychological horror story that doesn’t require preexisting gaming knowledge.

Late Shift

A deeply political and socially relevant film about the pressure on nurses and those we once called “frontline workers.”

Dreams

One could argue that Jessica Chastain has found in him an ideal artistic accomplice in Michel Franco.

The Secret Agent

A soulful Wagner Moura stars as a fugitive from the corrupt dictatorship of 1970s Brazil in writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s latest film, a gripping political thriller.

If You See Something

An Iraqi doctor seeking asylum in the United States faces multiple crises, including a kidnapping.

Bugonia

A largely straightforward thriller with only a few examples of Yorgos Lanthimos’s abstract weirdness.

A House of Dynamite

Is it the end of the world as we know it?

Relay

A throwback to old-school political and spy thrillers starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James.

Lurker

Celebrities: Don’t meet your fans, and whatever you do, never give them a backstage pass.