Film-Forward

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

The story of how a lonely, teenage girl is groomed and exploited by an older man.

A gripping drama that dabbles in ambiguity more than thrills.

A rich visual poem full of vitality and a sublime rarity in an era where many have forgotten how to stop and merely look.

The documentary explores the traumatic and uniting aspects of the lives of sex workers in New York City’s Meatpacking District, from the 1970s into the early 21st century.

Taxi’s Judd Hirsch Carol Kane reunite in this sentimental family dramedy that has a lot on its plate.

Identity and freedom are explored with rare power and style in Cambodian-French director Davy Chou’s engrossing character study.

A fantastical and droll variation of the throes of a mid-life crisis.

Charlotte Rampling stars as an ornery former war correspondent who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.