Film-Forward

Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It

As director Paris Barclay makes clear, Preston was one of the early 1970s’ most exciting and original musicians, either as an invaluable sideman or as a hitmaker.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Baz Luhrmann and Elvis Presley go well together. EPiC mines unseen footage from two early 1970s Elvis concert films that have been restored.

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

A knowing bro comedy in the tradition of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure .

My Father’s Shadow

This striking film is, in some ways, a simple, realist story in which two young boys are allowed a full day with the father who they rarely see.

“Wuthering Heights”

Emily Brontë’s gothic tale of a platonic, ghostly romance gives way to a carnal dark-pop nightmare dreamed in Technicolor.

The President’s Cake

On the surface, this is a tale of two kids on a capricious wild goose chase, but it is also something bigger: a carefully observed portrait of a people in slow-motion torment.

Kokuho

With its sprawling story of a fitful brotherhood at its center, Kokuho is often a film of ravishing beauty.

A Poet

At the center of this black comedy stands the extraordinary performance of Ubeimar Ríos.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

An invaluable and chilling picture of a propaganda machine at work in the everyday lives of those under its thumb.