Film-Forward

This naturalistic coming-of-age movie moves with the urgency of someone forced to grow up fast.

The documentary chronicles the life of the complicated painter Thomas Kinkade in a respectful, though brutally honest, manner.

Alicia Vikander is a chameleon, fully inhabiting a complex, nearly impossible role.

In Jessica Palud’s bumpy but effective biopic of Maria Schneider, the Last Tango in Paris shoot casts a shadow over everything that follows in Schneider’s life.

French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie’s latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.

It’s B-movie sci-fi horror gone… well, looney, with a nonstop barrage of gags, visual humor, and antics that will entertain both kids and adults.

A 14-year-old boy’s journey of discovering love and grappling with self-acceptance.

The festival takes viewers to glitzy, gaudy Monaco; the former Yugoslavia; and a rapidly changing Bulgarian village.

The annual series includes a vital historical document, a playful twist of the true-crime genre, and an engaging film that might make you feel hopeful for the future.