John Patton Ford’s follow-up to Emily the Criminal is an enjoyable, often funny flick riding the current wave of late-stage capitalism cinema. Just don’t expect any real social commentary or airtight logic.

This is a smart, clever, well-crafted movie that offers a true representation of a highly stereotyped and often dismissed queer subculture and so much more.

Author Rachel Griffin on the movies that complement her new novel.

Writer and teacher Natasha Bowen on the movies that complement her new novel.

The visual storytelling, quirky details, and vibrant energy of Emerald Fennell’s enjoyable adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel are held back when the script veers too closely into tradition.

Sorry, we don’t make the rules.

12 questions with Grammy-nominated singer and Oscar-nominated actress Andra Day about working with Bradley Cooper, advice to aspiring actors, and more!

While there are quite a few funny moments and scenarios in The Moment, this mockumentary is conceptually more interesting to think about than to watch.

Cartoonist and author Judd Winick on the movies that complement his new graphic novel.

Gorgeously photographed, each frame of Walter Thompson-Hernández’s If I Go Will They Miss Me is stunning and elevates an often-told story to mythic proportions.

Set against one of the many economic protests in Nigeria, a tough-as-nails cab driver tries to make ends meet and squirrel enough away to escape.

Sure to be a crowd pleaser, the cheekily tilted Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! depicts the chaotic interior and exterior life of a fanciful woman after the death of her husband and ballroom dance partner.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2026, Visar Morina’s Shame and Money could also win an award for the most on-the-nose film title.

Winner of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award Dramatic and Grand Jury Prize Dramatic, Josephine is an extremely upsetting and horrifying two hours—yet also a cinematic achievement.

Depicting the cold realities of the American medical system as well as the warm, quiet moments of family life that continue despite the circumstances, Liz Sargent’s Take Me Home dares to ask if it has to be this way. 

A nihilistic nightmare of teenage hell and kaleidoscopic style, Makoto Nagahisa’s Burn is one of the most unique films you’ll see this year, if not this decade.

Thrice guitarist and singer Dustin Kensrue on the movies that complement the band’s newest album.

A portrait of a Tehran the Western media never shows, The Friend’s House is Here depicts the vibrant friendship of two Bohemian underground artists reckoning with an oppressive government.

In director Vera Miao’s feature-length debut, a multitude of horror tropes are recycled and remixed in ways that draw attention to the real sins of America’s past.

Considering this is both a low-budget indie and debut feature, the level of craft in Georgia Bernstein’s boundary-pushing vision is truly astounding.