Film-Forward

Women’s rights protesters storm the stage of the 1970 Miss World pageant before a worldwide audience in a docu-dramedy led by Keira Knightley.

In only 30 minutes, Pedro Almodóvar’s elegant take on Jean Cocteau’s 1930 one-act/one-woman meltdown packs more drama than many movies four times its length.

This documentary works on multiple levels: as an insider’s look at a political campaign, an underdog story, a domestic drama, and even something of a thriller.

Lena Olin is always a treasure, and she shines here.

What chef Yotam Ottolenghi gives viewers is basically prestige food porn, but one could say the court at Versailles invented that concept almost 350 years ago.

Charlie Kaufman finds yet another vehicle for exploring identity, longing, denial, and missed opportunities while creating a movie that is a maze-like series of corridors.

A sharply detailed account of how the Federal Bureau of Investigation used its resources to target civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

A preternatural emotionally mature 12-year-old learns a lesson well, heals years of pain, and brings everyone together.

A real-life, modern-day To Sir, with Love.