#FEMALEPLEASURE The documentarian Barbara Miller profiles five women living in different parts of the world who have all challenged patriarchal social structures. François Ozon directed this drama from France. 18īY THE GRACE OF GOD Three men (played by Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet and Swann Arlaud) seek to expose the priest who abused them when they were boys. STUFFED The filmmaker Erin Derham explores the culture of taxidermy, a discipline that’s more conservation-minded than it might appear. In May, Bong became the first South Korean director to win the Palme d’Or. But this is a merciless and witty class satire, in which an impoverished family begins to leech the resources of a much wealthier one. PARASITE From Bong Joon-ho, a master of the eco-thriller (“Okja,” “The Host”), the title “parasite” might conjure up an image of a different type of movie. But it turns out that the vessel needs more than sail patching, like maybe an exorcist or a ghostbuster. MARY Gary Oldman buys a fixer-upper of a boat and casts off with his family. LUCKY DAY It’s easy to forget that Quentin Tarantino shared his screenwriting Oscar for “Pulp Fiction.” His co-winner was Roger Avary, who wrote and directed this crime movie about a safecracker (Luke Bracey) who is released from prison, only to be targeted for death by a character played by Crispin Glover. David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”) directed. THE KING Dipping into some of the same events covered by Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays (without the Shakespeare), this historical picture stars Timothée Chalamet as Prince Hal, soon to be Henry V. What would you do? (He watches “The Bridges of Madison County.”) Elena Radonicich plays the last woman on Earth. IN MY ROOM Hans Löw plays a layabout who becomes the last man on Earth.
“Barzini is Barrese’s subject (and apparent muse), but she’s also his mother, which creates some productive friction,” Manohla Dargis wrote after the film played at the Sundance Film Festival. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER The director Beniamino Barrese creates a portrait of his mother, Benedetta Barzini, a former Italian supermodel who worked with Richard Avedon and studied with Lee Strasberg. WAR The Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff meet in an action face-off spectacular. Bergé’s death in 2017, nine years after that of the designer, has enabled the documentary, now lightly re-edited, to open. 2ĬELEBRATION Shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007, this fly-on-the-wall chronicle of Yves Saint Laurent during the preparations for his final collection was blocked from release by Saint Laurent’s business partner, Pierre Bergé, who reportedly did not like his portrayal in the film. With Jack Kilmer, Shameik Moore and Jane Levy. PRETENDERS James Franco directs himself again (see “Zeroville,” above) in a movie about a film student who is besotted with the French new wave and a mysterious woman - of whom his friend is also enamored.
Aaron Paul and Mary Elizabeth Winstead star. THE PARTS YOU LOSE Christopher Cantwell, a creator of “Halt and Catch Fire,” directed this story of a boy who becomes friendly with a fugitive. Meryl Streep leads a large cast that includes Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas as the firm’s founding partners. THE LAUNDROMAT Steven Soderbergh takes a break from shooting on an iPhone to put his spin on the story behind the Panama Papers, leaked documents that were said to reveal how a Panamanian law firm had helped wealthy clients launder money and evade taxes.