Film-Forward

A nuanced and penetrating story about an immigrant family from Angola struggling to understand each other after a long absence.

What do you get when you combine three stars, a witty screen treatment, and an ever-adventurous Oscar-winning director?

The documentary chronicles the making of the 2016 album The Hope Six Demolition Project, which was based on the musician’s impressions of Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington, DC.

A film where the world conspires against its protagonist and every odd camera angle or unidentifiable sound offers proof of the conspiracy.

Audiences who have forgotten how no-drama leaders behave will find this inspiring viewing.

The ornery, brilliant, and frequently drunk lead singer of the seminal Irish punk/folk/kitchen-sink band the Pogues takes the spotlight in this documentary.

The gut-wrenching documentary gives audiences an in-depth and vérité-style look into the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Francis Lee, director of the acclaimed God’s Own Country, has made another same-sex love story, though set in the more remote, sorrowful reaches of muddy old England.

It’s like watching a role-playing game, only the topic is politics and some participants are way too eager to play the bad guy.