Film-Forward

Now streaming, three real-life stories of resistance and repression. In each, the emphasis is on hope.

Beautiful, self-critical, vulnerable, and above all impeccable in its craftmanship, Bardo is a statement of cinema as a form of therapy, exorcism, death, and resurrection.

A classic story told with a fresh coat of paint, and a passion project that pays off in full.

Darren Aronofsky’s workmanlike approach to an Off-Broadway play recalls many 1950s film adaptations of Broadway hits.

Understated and deceptively breezy, Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film accumulates nuanced moments that add up to a subtly powerful, satisfying work.

Both The Fabelmans and Last Film Show pose the mystery of why some become so enamored with movies and filmmaking.

Rarely has science been so buoyantly personalized as in this wondrous journey that follows the amazing—and extended—lifetime of the Mars rover Opportunity.

If you’re in the mood for something stylish, breezy, yet moving, A Treasure of His Youth should provoke a bravo or three.

As an introduction to the work of Robert Downey Sr., the documentary is instructive and makes you want to visit his irreverent films. As a celebration of a father-son relationship, it’s sublime.