Film-Forward

Thriller

Knives Out

Nimble and witty, this Agathe Christie throwback is packed with nudges, winks, and red herrings.

Trespassers

A thriller featuring perhaps the worst Airbnb experience ever.

My Son

At least for the first half-hour or so, My Son works as an intimate familiar drama underlined by a mystery.

Hotel Mumbai

The sort of film that rivets the viewer in the moment and turns sour upon reflection.

Border

With a near-perfect balance of the quotidian and the fantastical, and a sophisticated grasp of character, Border is haunting and surprising.

The Guilty

While certainly a thriller, this Danish tour de force also manages to play out like a literary novel (or podcast).

Searching

Writer/director Aneesh Chaganty provides plenty of feints and red herrings for the main character and, by extension, the viewers to dig through, each more clever than the last.

Get Out

Director Jordan Peele has done his homework. He is clearly a fan of 1970’s social-horror films.

Anthropoid

Two Czech operatives parachute into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia with minimal supplies and months-old intel. Their mission: to contact the local resistance forces and assassinate the highest ranking Nazi official.