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Review: In Flames tells a ghost story where men harass women from beyond the grave

Zarrar Kahn’s debut feature stars Ramesha Nawal as a young woman haunted by memories of domestic violence, which turn into an actual haunting

Pakistan , Karachi , Sindh , Jordan , Canada , Canadian , Jibran-khan , Roman-polanski , Mohammad-ali-hashmi , Omar-javaid , Adnan-shah-tipu , Ramesha-nawal

Review: Carol Doda Topless at the Condor is a cautionary tale about the perils of fame and external validation

Several charming and brainy talking heads discuss whether Doda was a brave pioneer of female bodily autonomy who helped usher in the women’s movement and the sexual revolution, or a hapless victim of the patriarchy and the male gaze

Japan , Japanese , Rudi-gernreich , Marlo-mckenzie , Jonathan-parker , Melvin-belli , Log-increate-free , Doda-topless , Noastack , Criticspick , Doda

Review: Turkish masterpiece About Dry Grasses is the best kind of slow-burn drama, searing and severe

Structured like a quietly grand novel, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s film unfolds with Chekhovian grace and a cutting understanding of character

Anatolia , Turkey-general- , Turkey , Istanbul , Turkish , Samet-deniz-celiloglu , Ebru-ceylan , Merve-dizdar , Nuray-merve-dizdar , Musab-ekici , Nuri-bilge-ceylan , Kenan-musab-ekici

Review: Denis Villeneuve's magnificent Dune: Part Two is the brutal blockbuster this year needs

Villeneuve’s epic arrives as a big, sincere and essential reminder that film is the home of true push-the-limit visionaries

Canada , Hollywood , California , United-states , Canadian , Denis-villeneuve , Josh-brolin , Javier-bardem , Chani-zendaya , Paul-atreides-timoth , Jon-spaihts , David-lynch

Review: Mesmerizing Canadian drama Seagrass tugs at the tensions we can't bring ourselves to untangle

Meredith Hama-Brown’s first feature is a mesmeric debut, able to inject feelings of doom and despondency into even the most hopeful sequences

Japan , Canada , Japanese , Canadian , Steve-luke-roberts , Luke-roberts , Emmy-remy-marthaller , Stephanie-nyha-huang-breitkreuz , Terry-jacks , Sarah-gadon , Meredith-hama-brown , Carol-sarah-gadon

Review: Magnificently appetizing French drama The Taste of Things is a feast for the eyes, stomach and soul

The film is never didactic or elitist, nor is it straight-up food porn. If you can appreciate the simple concept of nourishment, then you will walk away delightfully stuffed

Estonia , Vancouver , British-columbia , Canada , Switzerland , Alaska , United-states , France , Toronto , Ontario , Swiss , French

Review: Powerfully painful drama How to Have Sex is not the life lesson you might be expecting

How to Have Sex serves as the jumping point for bigger conversations that are all too common, timely as they are heartbreaking

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Greece , Enva-lewis-tara , Molly-manning-walker , Mia-mckenna-bruce , Samuel-bottomley , Tara-mia-mckenna-bruce , Lara-peake , Log-increate-free

Review: Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard ensure the new drama Memory is unforgettable

Michel Franco seems to just toss obstacles on the screen, confident his stars can duck and weave with enough finesse to make it worthwhile. The worst-best part? He is absolutely right

New-york , United-states , Mexico , Mexican , Olivia-merritt-wever , Merritt-wever , Peter-sarsgaard , Isaac-josh-charles , Jessica-chastain , Michel-franco , Log-increate-free

Review: Delightful Mean Girls musical will make 'fetch' happen, come hell or high notes

Given that Hollywood seems intent on remaking anything and everything more than a decade old, this new version of Mean Girls offers something genuinely new

United-states , Hollywood , California , Kenya , Kenyan , American , Jeff-richmond , Rosalind-wiseman , Rachel-mcadams , Lindsay-lohan , Arturo-perez-jr , Nell-benjamin

Review: Tearjerking romance All of Us Strangers is a ghost story half-full of tears

All of Us Strangers will make you cry, but this isn’t a movie that should be measured in tears

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Japan , Japanese , Andrew-haigh , Phoebe-waller , Andrew-scott , Jamie-bell , Claire-foy , Taichi-yamada , Adam-andrew-scott

Live Breaking News & Updates on Criticspick

Zarrar Kahn’s debut feature stars Ramesha Nawal as a young woman haunted by memories of domestic violence, which turn into an actual hauntingPakistan , Karachi , Sindh , Jordan , Canada , Canadian , Jibran-khan , Roman-polanski , Mohammad-ali-hashmi , Omar-javaid , Adnan-shah-tipu , Ramesha-nawal

Villeneuve’s epic arrives as a big, sincere and essential reminder that film is the home of true push-the-limit visionariesCanada , Hollywood , California , United-states , Canadian , Denis-villeneuve , Josh-brolin , Javier-bardem , Chani-zendaya , Paul-atreides-timoth , Jon-spaihts , David-lynch

All of Us Strangers will make you cry, but this isn’t a movie that should be measured in tearsLondon , City-of , United-kingdom , Japan , Japanese , Andrew-haigh , Phoebe-waller , Andrew-scott , Jamie-bell , Claire-foy , Taichi-yamada , Adam-andrew-scott

All of Us Strangers will make you cry, but this isn’t a movie that should be measured in tears

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Japan , Japanese , Andrew-haigh , Phoebe-waller , Andrew-scott , Jamie-bell , Claire-foy , Taichi-yamada , Adam-andrew-scott