Film-Forward

Thriller

Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee offers a fresh spin on Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low while retaining the essence of what made the original so special.

Cloud

If an existentialist action film is even possible, Cloud would be a prime example.

M3GAN 2.0

Still delightfully unnerving, M3GAN hasn’t lost her edge—and she’s even gained some extra wit.

Misericordia

French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.

The Actor

Duke Johnson’s film stands out primarily for its striking visual identity, the kind of that screams “director’s vision” in every frame with all the indulgence and fascination that entails.

Black Bag

A stylish, crackling, London-set tale of spies and duplicity, starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.

Babygirl

It’s doubtful Nicole Kidman has ever been as emotionally and physically vulnerable as she is here.

September 5

The tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic games, told from the perspective of ABC Sports’ control room.

The Order

Come for the thrilling procedural, and leave with the uncomfortable realization that echoes of this real-life story are unfolding in the world today.