by Hannah Strong
Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman battling alcoholism on the Orkney Isles in Nora Fingscheidt’s adaptation of Amy Liptrott’s bestselling memoir.
A retired Georgian teacher sets out to reunite with her estranged niece in Istanbul in Levan Akin’s compassionate third feature.
Alonso Ruizpalacios’s bilingual drama takes place during the chaotic lunch rush of a Times Square restaurant, where tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff.
Hunter Schafer stars in Tilman Singer’s second film, about strange occurances at an Alpine resort.
Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson are an excellent double act in Aaron Schimberg’s effective sophomore feature.
June Squibb is a delight in this sweet comedy about an irrepressible 93-year-old who won’t take being scammed lying down.
Three families reckon with the dead returning from the grave in Thea Hvistendahl’s glacial horror drama.
by Esther Rosenfield
Jane Schoenbrun’s sophomore feature is an unnerving take on loneliness, isolation, and the enduring mysteries of children’s media.
by David Jenkins
A grand banquet of film has been laid out for the festival’s 20th anniversary edition.
Outgoing artistic director Carlo Chatrian delivers the world cinema goods for his final edition at the helm.