Film-Forward

“What makes a Vermeer a Vermeer?” is the question that opens Suzanne Raes’s meticulously observed and detailed documentary.

A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.

Jason Momoa chews a 10-course meal out of the scenery, and sets the bar this year for over-the-top movie performances.

Two teenage sons take on the roles as surrogate adults to care for their pill addicted mother.

Sexual role-play exposes the limitations and fluctuating power dynamics of class, gender, and kink.

The humorous tale of the men behind the world’s first smartphone and its trajectory from breathtaking to cataclysmic.

The story of a family member returning home to take care of someone ailing is not new, but since Monica is told from a detailed trans perspective, it’s distinctive.

A murderer’s row of baseball luminaries, sportscasters and sportswriters, family members, and longtime friend Billy Crystal sing the praises of Yogi Berra.

Emmanuele Crialese’s loosely autobiographical story of a transgender tween and his family’s internal struggles in 1970s Rome.