Film-Forward

Told in a nonlinear fashion, Violation splits itself between the build-up to revenge and watching it in action.

With a lot of help from friends, a family negotiates with their captive father’s kidnappers in this incredibly suspenseful documentary.

The catastrophically eventful day in the life of a rigid Communist Party official. The alarming events are based on a true story.

As tragic, horrifying, and bracing as it should be.

An octogenarian goes undercover at a nursing home and causes a stir.

Much like A Nightmare on Elm Street or Inception, Come True taps into deep-seated Freudian fears of what drives the human mind.

Based on the infamous 1947 court case in which famed singer Billie Holiday (Andra Day) was put on trial for drug possession.

Sigourney Weaver is the standout here as a complex, layered woman, sometimes mean, sometimes kind, but always fully human.

This year’s edition is an opportunity for filmgoers within and outside of New York City to explore the festival and to get hint of what would have entertained the glittering crowds at Cannes.