Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest feature sees the prolific director taking on the jidaigeki film with careful precision and a moral center that resonates today.

Taichi Kimura’s sophomore feature is an incisive condemnation of patriarchal values with an endearing protagonist fighting to raise her child alone.

Sophie Yang and Veronica Bassetto’s feature debut has its heart in the right place, but falls short of the important conversation it’s trying to instigate.

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem is a colossal achievement in adaptation and blockbuster filmmaking.

John Carney’s latest film, ‘Power Ballad,’ tugs all the same heartstrings as his previous works while celebrating how artistic freedom yields soul-enriching works.

Miiku Sakanishi’s directorial debut is a quietly moving reflection on memory and the tools we use to capture it.

Tyler Atkins' sophomore feature rests in well-worn territory and delivers underwhelming drama in a familiar action premise.

Renny Harlin's latest film is a disaster movie injected with sharks that quickly dampens the conceit's promise.

David Lowery’s latest supernatural-inflected drama is bolstered by its performances and technical merits that elevate an otherwise underwhelming metaphor-heavy screenplay.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s latest film is exciting speculative science fiction told with heart, and an excellent adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel of the same name.

An absurd real-life military exercise takes center stage in Hailey Benton Gates' directorial debut.

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.