Film-Forward

Five years after writer/director Ruben Östlund won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, he triumphed again with his latest darkly satiric romp.

Ana Lily Amirpour has given us is a valentine to the downtrodden. It’s like a Tom Waits tune covered by Duran Duran, and a delight.

A disturbing documentary and cautionary tale about those with too much money.

An inspiring documentary on the redeeming and life-affirming qualities inherent in creating art, but infuriating too.

An essential documentary for anyone interested in learning about an ongoing revolution that actually succeeded.

If there is one reason to see this, it is Essie Davis.

The performances certainly carry On the Come Up’s weight, but its pacing less so.

This well-calibrated droll and dark satire has a life force that courses in serpentine ways that recall Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.

The team behind this book adaptation spins a sinuous narrative of many colors. It’s easily one of the classiest films that Netflix has produced.