Film-Forward

Recordings of interviews with Stanley Kubrick form the basis of this documentary and what might be described as the director’s first audio commentary.

The documentary sheds light on how conservative forces have utilized insurgent leftism in ways that are quite unprecedented.

At once raw and highly stylized, Rodeo fires up a rebel-without-a-cause spirit that lets its woman warrior run free.

Noémie Merlant is so vivacious, funny, and determined that her César Award for her performance here is certainly deserved.

In this episodic survivalist tale, Willem Dafoe plays an art thief who gets stuck in a sealed-off condominium after a heist goes awry.

Though dissimilar, these three films have at least one commonality. Anxiety about the changing world animates, in different ways, this trio.

The film’s killer puppets committing absolute and brutal mayhem will tickle the heart of any fan of low-budget ’80s and early ’90s horror.

A sensitive portrayal of rural New Zealand life, teeming with themes of masculinity, angst, and sexual exploration.

Post-colonial fallout reverberates through several strong films at the 2023 edition of the annual festival.