Film-Forward

A newborn crashes into its mother’s well-constructed world, and the new parent goes from sleep-deprived and exhausted to something darker.

A droll comedy/drama of an Arab village in Israel stuck in limbo.

The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous. 

The austere setting of the Icelandic tundra gives Godland the visual trappings of a man vs. nature story. However, it is more complex than that.

This frenetic and nerve-wracking movie makes the point that for many, it’s worse than a jungle out there.

Performances by Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Mia Goth stood out at Sundance this year. 

Writer/director Raven Jackson’s debut feature reveals a perceptive and immensely talented filmmaker. The pleasures here are mainly mined from the visual and aural details.

In Ira Sachs’s brusquely told new film, the libido-led story line supported one of the festival’s best films.

Obviously improvised by its adult cast members to the point of repetition, the flabby film rambles on, like an uninspired Saturday Night Live sketch.