Film-Forward

This is Pedro Almodóvar at his most straightforward, a modest film without flash, save for the color-coordinated art direction.

Saoirse Ronan gives a raw and committed performance as a young alcoholic struggling in her recovery on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands.

If there was ever a current director working today who should be making a film about artist Salvador Dalí, it is French writer/director Quentin Dupieux.

Just for its musical aspects, and the exquisite staging in which they are choreographed and intelligently conceived , the sequel is a bold artistic success.

Simultaneously vital and sepulchral, The Brutalist is monumental—grand, bold, and ambitious.

An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

If directing is 90% casting, then that is the main reason why Anora remains engaging through its ups and downs. 

Kate Winslet mixes idealism, will, and crankiness in a high-level star turn that helps this biopic navigate some uneven ground.

A newlywed and father-to-be acts out while sleepwalking and does not remember his actions when he awakens—and these actions are pretty terrifying.