Film-Forward

Brought up in a God-centered Kentucky fundamentalist community, 17-year-old Jem’s life path is laid out for her—until she meets a restless youth pastor.

A precise, purposeful, and rare political film that dares to criticize everything that falls under its gaze.

A portrait of an artist who likes to stay out of the limelight while sometimes teasing it Banksy–style.

An intimate, suspenseful film that has the feel of the political paranoia thrillers of the 1970s.

All one needs to enjoy Vol. 3 is a love of the Guardians themselves.

If you come for action, you will not be disappointed, with so many set pieces awash with bullets, fists, guns, and humor.

Director Cristian Mungiu lays bare the tensions, pettiness, and fears in the mountainous Transylvanian rust belt, and takes the temperature of the populace—it has a high fever.

A celebration and an investigation of the aural experience.

The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.