Philippa Lowthorpe's latest film, 'H is for Hawk,' takes the best-selling memoir of the same name and strips it down to its bare emotions.

Nia DaCosta’s turn in the director’s chair brings forth a torrent of violence and chaos in a society on the brink of complete moral collapse.

Zak Hilditch's latest horror effort is a smartly written character-driven spin on the zombie genre, led by an impressive Daisy Ridley.

Kenichiro Akimoto’s anime adaptation of the novel of the same name is a kinetic visual delight that finds the heart to fight for another day.

Joe Carnahan brings together Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for a gritty crime thriller that sets up an entertaining and intriguing dirty-cop narrative that fumbles the landing.

Gus Van Sant’s latest feature is a thrilling throwback fueled by a rage against the system and bolstered by an energetic lead performance.

Nicholas Hytner’s latest film is an unremarkable love letter to art’s importance during tragic times.

Kaouther Ben Hania’s latest film dramatizes a real-life atrocity to craft something vital and exemplary of the power of cinema.

James Vanderbilt’s sophomore feature posits compelling ideas before settling into a more generic and tragically sterile approach to confronting the atrocities of World War II.

Harris Dickinson’s feature directorial debut is a confident and subtle exploration of a failed system that creates a cyclical form of suffering.

Richard Linklater’s ode to French cinema and the community of filmmaking that the French New Wave fostered is a breezy celebration of creativity.

Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is an assured confrontation of memory and a formally fascinating autofiction that is one of the best films of the year.