The Sales Girl isn’t interested in the actual act of sex, but in what the exploration of it can be.

Furiosa promised to build a richer world for a character who stole the show in Fury Road, but the world we were given is just as empty as the Wasteland.

Tell That to the Winter Sea is about the pain and beauty of knowing a person. Understanding that by weaving your life with someone else’s, you open yourself up to loss, and yet, you do so knowing the risks.

There isn’t a documentary like A Thousand Pines that shows the realities of the lives of these workers, and the message is as urgent as ever.

In My Own Normal, Alexander has opened the door to his home, his love life, and his family dynamic in an attempt to encourage more people to understand a life that doesn’t necessarily look like their own. Or, equally importantly, to show others with cerebral palsy what their life could look like. 

Silent Land is a critique of class structures, but never manages to reach the depth of the pool that haunts the characters of the film.

Night Shift is a cozy horror flick, one that feels familiar, but it also works as a show of skill for first-time directors, the China Brothers. 

Even though it might not fully come together for all, it’s undeniable that it’s thrilling to see I Saw the TV Glow’s trans-centric storyline on movie theater screens across the country. 

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a behemoth blockbuster that’s perfect for summertime, even if it succumbs to some of the familiar shortcomings of the genre.

The events of The Idea of You may sound like they've been plucked from a One Direction fanfiction, but Hathaway does her best to keep the film's feet on the ground.

Tarot is a solid-enough introduction for new horror fans, and it just might not be scary enough for those well-versed in the world of all things spooky.

The Fall Guy is not the answer to summer blockbusters that we’ve all been waiting for, but it could have been. A slight reworking of the script to slim it down to a cool 100 minutes would have made The Fall Guy a clear homerun. At the end of the day, though, it’s hard to complain about watching Ryan Gosling wear a cool jacket, kick some ass, and save the day.

Coma isn’t a feel-good movie in the traditional sense, but there is an overwhelming belief that things could be better if we’d try.

Tennis is the perfect medium for a story like Challengers, one that’s about the messy way people are entangled with one another. Challengers double faults because it takes its focus away from the humanness of it all.

The Brink Of is a sweet, small-scale story about how difficult it is to pursue a creative career and how lovely it is to go down that path with someone you care deeply for.

There’s no other film in recent memory (or maybe ever) that’s structured quite like The Tuba Thieves. It breaks all the expected norms of documentary work and creates a bold listening experience that invites the audience to become an active participant in the film itself.

This film is a terrible way to spend ninety minutes in the sense that, by choosing to watch the movie, you’re signing up for an hour-and-a-half of a relentless anxiety attack. An anxiety attack that is expertly shot, paced, and edited, but an anxiety attack nonetheless.

Despite relying on the far-too-familiar beats of a biopic, Irena’s Vow tells the gripping story of a woman who made small, brave decisions in order to do what she believed was right.