Young Hearts
Dir. Anthony Schatteman
Because of the progress society has made, modern day gay romances don’t need to rely on tragedy for conflict. That’s…
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Dir. Johan Grimonprez
In the 1950s and 60s, as Congo freed itself from Western rule, it also played a vital role in the…
The Promised Land
Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
In The Promised Land, director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and Mads Mikkelsen reunite to create another intense, enjoyable drama…
Return to Seoul
Dir. Davy Chou
In both documentaries and films, adoptees meeting their biological parents for the first time is an event often painted in…
The Taste of Things
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
If it’s true that to cook is to love, then Dodin and Eugenie must be enraptured by one another. They…
The Old Oak
Dir. Ken Loach
Renowned British director Ken Loach’s signature traits are present in The Old Oak: simple, humanistic, and unapologetically hopeful. But this…
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Dir. Arthur Harari
It’s an incredible story, but it’s one that only really deserves to be told a certain way, which director Arthur…
Close
Dir. Lukas Dhont
Leo and Remi are close. They play, eat, and sleep together, and in between those moments, they share every thought…
The Eight Mountains
Dir. Charlotte Vandermeersch & Felix Van Groeningen
Spanning over decades and continents, The Eight Mountains depicts the kind of childhood friendship that remains central to one’s whole…
Dating Amber
Dir. David Freyne
This lovely comedy-romance from Ireland is about a closeted gay teen and his lesbian schoolmate who pretend to be in…
Lost Illusions
Dir. Xavier Giannoli
Despite being based on a 19th-century serial novel, Lost Illusions feels remarkably close to contemporary concerns about fake news and…
Heavy Trip
Dir. Jukka Vidgren & Juuso Laatio
Heavy Trip is a comedy about a heavy metal band, but unlike many mainstream portrayals, it doesn’t dismiss the genre…
Last Breath
Dir. Alex Parkinson & Richard da Costa
An 80-minute documentary about a diver who gets stranded in the deep sea with 5 minutes of oxygen left, while…
My Brilliant Friend
Dir. Laura Bispuri
This wonderful Italian epic made by HBO was a huge hit in Italy but remains little-known elsewhere. It’s based on…
An Impossible Love
Dir. Catherine Corsini
The bond between parent and child is fundamental to the child’s life, but not necessarily the other way around. Even…
Cyrano, My Love
Dir. Alexis Michalik
While Shakespeare has written most of the romantic plays that dominate theater today, there was one play from across the…
April and the Extraordinary World
Dir. Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci
Contrary to other sci-fi films, this oddball animated feature reimagines a different history. Rather than envisioning where tech can take…
The Missing Picture
Dir. Rithy Panh
The medium of cinema has been used as a tool for revolution, but so too was it complicit in genocide.…
No Dogs or Italians Allowed
Dir. Alain Ughetto
With cardboard houses, sugar winters, and broccoli trees, No Dogs or Italians Allowed at first seems lighthearted, playful, and not…
West Beirut
Dir. Ziad Doueiri
Director Ziad Doueiri is one of the first filmmakers to successfully break through to the global stage out of Lebanon,…
The Blue Caftan
Dir. Maryam Touzani
Set in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas, Blue Caftan is a tender portrayal of pure love and the different forms…
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Dir. Chantal Akerman
When the film publication Sight and Sound dubbed it “the greatest film of all time,” movie fans were quick to…