Film-Forward

An attempt at sci-fi with stinging social commentary.

The 3-D documentary highlights the career peak of the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham.

Distrust of the federal government’s machinations and suspicion of journalists permeate Clint Eastwood’s account of the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing.

Not since The Sound of Music have the Austrian Alps been such scene stealers. The dramatic, mountain landscapes are the go-to visual motifs in Terrence Malick’s new meandering movie.

Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.

The intricacies, contradictions, and nightly dilemmas behind a private ambulance enterprise are the focus of this absorbing and gripping documentary.

What stays the same in the latest installment is the sense of every life’s singularity and preciousness.

Human rights activist and protector of friends and neighbors, Liu Ximei leaves an indelible mark.

Director Peter Strickland cribs quite a bit from Dario Argento, tossed with some David Lynch for good measure, and wraps his film up in a pair of kitchen-sink dramas