by Mark Asch
Valeska Grisebach returns with a magnificent drama in which a Bulgarian archaeologist becomes mixed up in criminal dealings on the Turkish-Greek border.
by Yasmine Kandil
Despite an intriguing sci-fi premise, Maria Martínez Bayona’s feature debut is a tonally mismatched and unintentionally comedic slog.
by Hannah Strong
The formidable Birgit Minichmayr receives a starring role in Sandra Wollner’s stunning third feature.
by Jenna Mahale
Léa Mysius’ adaptation of Laurent Mauvignier’s ‘Histoires de la Nuit’ is a handsome but inert thriller.
Lukas Dhont’s WWI drama takes place on the Belgian front line, where a pair of young soldiers meet while providing entertainment for their comrades.
by Rafa Sales Ross
The directorial twosome known as Los Javis deliver a head-spinning, era-spanning ode to political liberty inspired by the writings of Federico García Lorca.
Manuela Martelli’s second feature sees a young Chilean girl unravel a chilly mystery when a skier she befriended goes missing at her grandparents’ ski resort.
Ron Howard’s reverential portrait of the gifted photographer offers a whistlestop tour of his career without ever trying to critique his persona.
Zachary Wigon’s period horror comedy about an unhinged governess suffers from a criminal lack of ideas.
Ira Sachs casts Rami Malek as a charismatic performance artist living with AIDS in his tender 1980s drama.
by David Jenkins
Swann Arlaud plays an oddball bureaucrat is in over his head in this post-war French drama based on the filmmaker’s own great grandparents.
The kids are kinda okay in this sunny digression from French filmmaker Bruno Dumont, a love set among a group of under-tens.
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