There are certain films that demand you sit back and ponder—movies that require days to marinate in your mind after leaving the theater before you can even attempt to process [...]

Coming-of-age stories are so often sanded down into predictable, nostalgic archetypes that when one comes along driven by unvarnished truth, the impact hits like a physical shock. Directed by Kelly [...]

Martin McDonagh’s fifth film Wild Horse Nine proves once again how he balances dark, biting comedy quite like no one else can. Returning to the poignant themes of male camaraderie [...]

There have been many films over the years to deal with aging, and specifically with dementia, with many too maudlin to consider but the occasional gem shining through. Queen at [...]

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is an impressive sophomore feature by Noah Segan. It occupies a unique space in contemporary cinema, feeling deliberately trapped between two distinct time [...]

Paweł Pawlikowski returns with a film that feels like a natural extension of the loose trilogy of post-war European drama he previously explored with Ida and Cold War. Captured entirely [...]

Director Brian Duffield’s Whalefall delivers an ambitious and visually compelling survival thriller that transforms one of the ocean’s most extraordinary creatures into an unimaginable prison. Adapted from Daniel Kraus’ novel, [...]