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.

Documentarian Sam Green embarks on a 10-year journey to interview each current “oldest person in the world” and learns just as much about himself along the way.

From shots of Thurston Moore getting a malaria shot to Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock clearly falling for each other, Tamra Davis’ documentary The Best Summer is a wonderful artifact and time capsule of the post-Nirvana rock golden age.

Co-director Efrain Mojica returns to their rural western Mexico homeland to explore the complex queerness of jaripeo rodeo culture, where homosexuality carefully dances with hypermasculinity.

A speculative adaptation of the real-life unsolved murders of two Mexican bus drivers by an unknown vigilante, The Huntress shines a light on the continued horrors and institutional failures plaguing the women of Juárez for decades.

Part gorgeous travelogue of Hong Kong and part Before Sunrise-style talking-and-wandering movie, Kogonada’s zi works best when viewed through the lens of an artist trying to find himself again.

Indie singer-songwriter Grace Annabella Anderson on the movies that complement her debut album.

Our reviews, features, and more from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

We’re excited to be covering the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which features a great lineup of feature films, shorts, and documentaries from around the world.

Much like 28 Years Later, Nia DaCosta’s sequel is a deeply strange movie that takes a lot of risks that pay off.

Author David Guterson on the movies that complement his new novel.

In Charlie Polinger’s debut feature, a tween finds himself caught between wanting to be a lackey of a water polo camp bully or living freely as a social pariah.

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film paints a vivid portrait of life in a Brazilian dictatorship—with a dash of grindhouse, Coen Brothers, and Wes Anderson.

Educator and author Laura Danger on the movies that complement her new book.

From a Taipei night market to a rundown baseball diamond to a Mississippi juke joint, the movies of 2025 brought us unforgettable stories and characters that only humans could dream up.

Park Chan-wook’s dark-as-they-come comedy haunted me more than any horror film this year.