Borrowing the premise of the American adolescent sex comedies popularized by films like Porky’s, Chytilová gleefully dismantles the genre from within.
Nolan’s screenplay finds remarkable emotional depth in Homer’s ancient text, transforming a legendary adventure into a deeply human story about the impossible struggle to return to the person one once was.
This feature-length panic attack approaches parenting struggles with the unnerved intensity of Uncut Gems and features striking direction from Mary Bronstein.
NOW STREAMING ON: An industrial researcher goes into hiding among political dissidents while being pursued by hired assassins in 1970s Brazil in The Secret Agent,
What might have played as a gripping contained thriller in the mold of The Guilty becomes something far more overwhelming through filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s unconventional approach.
This adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel keeps the science grounded but contains such emotional moments of first contact that it resonates on the same crowd-pleasing level as E.T.
A gorgeous new 4K restoration of the film approved by director Mamoru Oshii premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and opens in Prague cinemas this weekend.
This masterfully-crafted film from exiled Iranian director Jafar Panahi flawlessly blends nail-biting suspense, bitter political satire, and moments of laugh-out-loud comedy.
This cinematic stress test from filmmaker Josh Safdie follows in the footsteps of the director’s Good Time and Uncut Gems in escalating the rat-a-tat tension to almost unbearable levels.
The literary basis and heavy themes may be enough to turn off general audiences, but Zhao’s tender treatment and Buckley stunning lead performance turns this into an unforgettable experience.
This tender, vividly-realized drama features a quartet of compelling performances from its central cast and firmly establishes director Joachim Trier as one of Europe’s top contemporary filmmakers.
The newly-restored version is breathtaking to behold, and the enchanting original stories hold up more than half a century later; this one’s a real gem.
This latest version of the classic novel is an unexpected delight, bringing Bulgakov’s work to vivid life through playful narrative devices and elaborate visual effects.
This piercing meditation on human morality and corporate greed rates alongside Oldboy and The Handmaiden as one of Park Chan-wook’s best movies
This beautiful, soul-affirming ode echoes the most passionate work of Terrence Malick and is one of the very best films of 2025.
This isn’t even a movie about Bruce Springsteen at all—it’s a movie about depression, and the Boss is merely the vessel to tell its story.
This invigorating, timely call to action is easily the best major studio release of 2025, and an early favorite for Best Picture at next year’s Academy Awards.
Beyond its striking visuals and pulsating soundtrack, Sirât is a meditation on the human condition: what drives us to go on as our world collapses around us.
This largely faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s 1979 novel—with a few key story changes—pulls no punches and hits just as hard as it did upon release.
This is the rare mainstream film that doesn’t just tell a story—it challenges how stories are told, and lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled.
This stark parable about the bureaucracy of terror, and the terror of bureaucracy, feels distressingly relevant to the state of contemporary politics.
A newly restored Ecce Homo Homolka got laughs and applause at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival, showcasing Papoušek’s sharp satire of Czech family life.
This trippy, beguiling film unfolds with dream logic and casts a spell over the audience while keeping us at arm’s length for the duration.
This sprawling, authentic-feeling (but entirely fictionalized) epic is one of the best films of 2024, meticulously crafted by director Corbet.