Carlos Aguilar

Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig.’

A conversation-starter of a film by director Mati Diop, this brief but complex examination of a France-to-Africa transfer of ancient art asks: Who benefits?

Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and co-starring Raúl Briones, the indie — based on a 1957 Arnold Wesker play — takes place in a busy Times Square restaurant.

Prone to the long view, Tobin Bell spent decades refining his craft before landing the role of a lifetime, as Jigsaw in a 10-part-and-counting horror franchise.

Returning to a wholly animated product, the robot franchise hatches an unusually smart and well-voiced prequel helmed by “Toy Story 4” Oscar winner Josh Cooley.

A couple in need takes in a mother-in-law from hell in this domestic horror movie from A24 starring Brandy Norwood, Andrew Burnap and the mighty Kathryn Hunter.

A decade after winning her Oscar, Nyong’o is taking on projects that strike a personal resonance, including the animated sci-fi adventure “The Wild Robot.”

Returning to movies after decades of silence, Victor Erice issues a last testament to the quiet glories of cinema, bringing his child star Ana Torrent with him.

Director Fede Alvarez and producer Ridley Scott wanted to honor an actor from the original 1979 film using AI. We spoke to them about how — and why — they did it.

Starring a cast of notables who should have known better — including Jamie Lee Curtis and Cate Blanchett — this feels like a tombstone for band-of-heroes dreck.