The contradiction between acknowledgment and difficult acceptance lies at the heart of Brandon Kramer’s documentary — about his elderly relative Yehuda Beinin dealing with his daughter Liat’s Oct. 7 abduction —...

If you’re familiar with Hong Sangsoo, you might think you know what to expect from “What Does that Nature Say to You.” The Korean DIY extraordinaire pumps out new movies practically...

The second feature from Kang Mi-ja — and her first after a gap of 17 years — “Spring Night” is a tender, compact relationship drama about ships passing in the night,...

In Natesh Hegde’s “Tiger’s Pond,” an idyllic south Indian hamlet reveals treacherous political depths. However, despite its measured and deliberate vistas, the movie’s loosely tethered narrative comes undone. Its textures may...

Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi’s “Shadowbox” struggles to overcome its plain aesthetic. The tale of a family of three strained by a father’s odd behavior — owing to what appears to...

It’s surprising more contemporary zombie films haven’t been thinly-veiled metaphors for the COVID-19 pandemic. In that vein, Meera Menon‘s bleakly amusing “Didn’t Die” has the right idea — one of several...

In the L.A. comedy-drama “Serious People,” remarkable naturalism and immense absurdity sit shoulder-to-shoulder. However, as notable as this tension may be, the novelty of the movie’s tonal dissonance eventually wears out,...

“Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),” the semi-autobiographical feature debut of director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, is a gentle slow-burn that occasionally becomes electric. A rural gay story that begins in a state of...