Film-Forward

Partly a compelling portrait of a young woman ahead of her time, the punk rock supernova who fronted the band X-Ray Spex.

At its best, the film magnifies the nuts and bolts of filmmaking and how it perpetuates “positions of power,” as it’s described here.

A highly satisfying blend of a modern-day woman’s picture and a tidy, B-movie thriller.

Director Oliver Hermanus offers a fresh take on a noted work by placing its story line in a different cultural context, where it holds up handily.

An expansive documentary on a community that traces its history to the last known slaving vessel in the United States.

Ruin porn addicts will revel in the film’s rich dinginess, while others may be pulled in by a gruffly sentimental story of a purehearted immigrant putting his life on the line for distinctly lesser men.

The role of a widow seeking sexual experience serves as a greatest hits compilation for Emma Thompson.

Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen has made essentially a less romantic, more realistic Before Sunrise and the first great surprise of 2022.

Actor Jesse Eisenberg makes his writing/directorial debut, which stars Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard.