Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus combine to make an incredible trio that captures love, loss and the human experience in their band boygenius. Through the relatable songwriting and soft vocals,...

An idyllic Japanese village stokes the fire of morality as “Evil Does Not Exist” effortlessly shows the harm of systemic invasion and personal abuse. Locals are content in an undisturbed community...

Buried under an overwhelming tone of hatred and satire, “Sweet Dreams” is a critical look at Dutch colonization and how our history continues to impact our present. While the narrative has a visually...

“Monster” is a misleading title for a gentle drama that will leave you sobbing, even as you admire its beauty and intricacy. Director Hirokazu Koreeda succeeds once again in crafting an ambling masterpiece...

“La Chimera” is a story of shackles, as tender performances expose a deep yearning for the past and the crushing weight it levels on life thereafter. Following a recently paroled grave robber named...

Framing a Serbian protest within the borders of youth, “Lost Country” walks a thin line between family and national ideology, building to an end of melancholic design. In 1990s Serbia, plagued by civil...

Tracking a household of Nazi loyalists through the conventions of daily life, Jonathon Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” is a palpable jab at sin and the human core that provokes it. Set just outside...

The first entry in Nintendo’s real-time strategy series “Pikmin” originally released for the GameCube in 2001. Since then, the franchise saw several long droughts, but Nintendo recently started promoting...

Moving through themes of faith, mortality and creation, Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” offers a radiant study of life through the eyes of pure adolescents, a hallmark of his work told in...

“Rustin” is a well-intentioned attempt at a biographical drama successfully rooted in history but too overwhelmingly energetic to dig those same roots in reality. The jazzy soundtrack and 1960s stylization...

Using Batman villains as metaphors for queer identity, “The People’s Joker” is an unsuspecting, coming-of-age film utilizing the parody genre to mask its true intent. Director and writer Vera Drew...

Eccentrically curious and undoubtedly crude, “Poor Things” is an odd journey of self-discovery that boasts just enough substance amid the psychedelic style to make it a worthy watch. Director Yorgos...