Film-Forward

Among the most potent documentary experiences of last year, Faya Dayi boasts incredible monochromatic cinematography, which lends everything a surreal, dreamlike quality.

Both a cautionary tale and a commentary on the current mania for achievement.

A calm and contemplative documentary that rewards spectators for what it initially promises.

This adaptation becomes a celebration of what filmmakers can achieve confined within a soundstage.

A quiet, observant, and sympathetic character study with a standout performance by the always reliable Clifton Collins Jr.

This is Almodóvar in full melodrama mode. His trademark humor is all but absent.

Naples is as important to this semi-autobiographical film as its characters and events. It’s where the sacred and the profane collide.

In some ways, this is the best of times for a film buff, with new selections more readily accessible than they ever have been, either in theaters or online.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi has masterfully and thrillingly expanded Haruki Murakami’s typically spare and evocative short story into a three-hour feature.