Directed by Alice Rohrwacher, who grew up in Tuscany,  this playful retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice—wrapped in a B-movie adventure story—is soaked in magic realism and other mysteries. Josh O’Connor stars as Arthur, a just-out-of-jail British tomb raider returning to Italy to search for his missing lover, Beniamina. Easing back into his former life, he reconnects with his wayward crew of blackmarket tombaroli accomplices, and spends time with his lost love’s mother, Flora (Isabella Rossellini), a faded beauty who lives in a romantically decrepit old villa. Arthur isn’t interested in the artifacts, however; he’s searching for a legendary door to the underworld, and to Beniamina. Rohrwacher sets her  film in  the 1980s, but La Chimera is more of a spiritual throwback to the dreamy thrillers of Nicolas Roeg, especially his 1972 masterpiece Don’t Look Now, without the gotcha ending. A…

When people in Littlehampton–including conservative local Edith–begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town’s women inv…

Director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s dramedy in English and Dzongkha is set in 2006, when the Kingdom of Bhutan became a democracy. Up in the serene mountains, an old lama, fearful about the abdication of the kingdom’s beloved monarch, instructs a monk to get a very specific pair of weapons to face the coming changes. At the same time, an American antique weapons collector lands in Bhutan in search of a valuable rifle that falls into the monk’s hands. The film, a co-production between Bhutan, Taiwan, France, the United States, and Hong Kong,  is a timely political satire that underscores the fragility of democracy.

Sir Anthony Hopkins stars in this amazing true story of Sir Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, a young London broker who rescued more than 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the months leading up to World War II. Fifty years later, Nicky is haunted by the fate of those he wasn’t able to bring to safety.

Renowned documentary filmmaker Ralph Arlyck has never denied his urge to pick up a camera and document his life on film. Now, as he approaches his 80s, he delicately stitches this archive together to craft a compelling reflection on mortality, community, and the passage of time. Like having a conversation with an excellent interlocutor, his poignant visual essay meanders through a life well-lived, guiding us through portraits of Arlyck’s loved ones as he ponders the effects of aging and eventual death. Layers of time and connections unfold as footage shot across multiple decades interplay with each other, blurring he firm boundary between past and present. This gentle and personal film embraces the beauty of everyday life, reminding us of the simple pleasure of being alive. In every frame, he conveys how it feels to look back on your own life,…

John Singer Sargent,  known as the greatest portrait artist of his time, was the original influencer of fashionable style in the Edwardian era. What made his “swagger” portraits of high society men and women remarkable was his power over his affluent sitters, what they wore and how they were presented, often among the luxuriant splendor of their magnificent homes.

Gym manager Lou falls for Jackie, a bodybuilder who is passing through town en route to a competition in Las Vegas.

Ron Frank’s documentary is a touching, intimate celebration of the life and legacy of the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his collaborations with Mel Brooks in The Producers and Young Frankenstein (above), to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor. The film includes hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder’s audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of his brilliant friends and collaborators. Frank shines a light on Wilder’s childhood and evolution on screen, revealing his unique mix of innocence and explosive silliness that transformed his roles and inspired countless comic actors to come. It is a moving testament to a seminal performer, writer, director, and all-around mensch.    

How much do we really know about the patron saint of immigrants? This fictionalized true story fills in many of the details as it tells her compelling tale. Arriving in New York City in 1889 to help the thousands of Italian immigrants already in the city, Francesca Cabrini, in poor health herself, is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. With broken English, she soon sets off on a seemingly impossible mission to convince New York’s mayor (John Lithgow, in an uncharacteristically dour role) to secure housing and healthcare for society’s most vulnerable.

From former SNL writer and comedian Julio Torres comes his directorial debut about Alejandro (Torres), an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. The film is a unique, playful and hilarious take on the surreal daily realities of navigating an exciting but scary new home while going through the dehumanizing immigration (and employment) process.

In the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s cult classic Dune saga from Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario, Bladerunner 2049), Duke Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) reunites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen as he tracks down the conspirators who destroyed his family.