Film-Forward

The Wedding Banquet

The delightful cast enhances this remake.

The President’s Wife

Catherine Deneuve in The President's Wife (Cohen Media Group)

Catherine Deneuve is a delight throughout. Her deadpan delivery hovers between bemusement and elegance.

Nora

An engaging, salty-sweet film that drills down on how much our dreams cost us.

The Uninvited

A ritzy Hollywood party does not go as planned.

One to One: John & Yoko

Kevin Macdonald’s documentary centers on John Lennon’s final full-length live concert, held in 1972.

Warfare

A film that forces its audience to confront the sounds of conflict—both the loudness and the mundane silence—and does so with brutal efficiency.

The Visitor

Bruce LaBruce’s reworking of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 Teorema is sex-positive, celebratory, and feverishly explicit.

Cactus Pears, The Lost Chapters, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake | New Directors/New Films 2025

Among the festival’s rich selection, three must-see highlights stand out, all still seeking distribution in the United States.

Eric LaRue

The directorial debut of Michael Shannon, based on a play by Brett Neveu.