Film-Forward

EO

The turbulent life of a spirited equine.

Bad Axe

Do we need another documentary covering the pandemic and the George Floyd protests? Yes, and it’s one of the most surprising films of the year.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

This ambitious sequel channels the fallout of Chadwick Boseman’s death into a meaningful, almost meta, reflection of the post-Phase Three Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

Luca Guadagnino profiles footwear designer Salvatore Ferragamo’s admirable achievements in this fawning yet dry tribute.

The King’s Horseman

Based on a play by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, which, in turn, is based on a real incident.

Sam & Kate

A sensitively drawn if somewhat middling throwback to the dramedies of the 1980s and 1990s, starring Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek.

A Couple

French actress Nathalie Boutefeu stars as Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, in a solo tour de force.

Something in the Dirt

How not to make a supernatural phenomena into a cash cow.

You Resemble Me

Director Dina Amer’s incisive and unsettling debut explores how a young French-Moroccan woman ended up becoming radicalized.