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In French Algeria, Meursault drifts through life with mysterious detachment. When he stands accused of murdering an Arab man, indifference is his only alibi. François Ozon’s new take on Albert Camus’s classic novel of existentialist ennui is a landmark of adaptation, simultaneously faithful to the text and dedicated to discovering fresh perspectives in the margins.

A raucous capitalist critique, I LOVE BOOSTERS follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven in this careening comedy of carefully-controlled chaos from the imagination of writer-director Boots Riley (SORRY TO BOTHER YOU).

Set in a botanical garden within a medieval German university town, SILENT FRIEND centers on a majestic Ginkgo biloba tree — which can famously live up to 1,000 years — that silently observes humans over the centuries. A tender, enchanting and wholly engrossing exploration of the natural world starring Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux.

What happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power? Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi — raised in a tradition of asking hard questions.

Rico’s summer is a wild mix of chasing girls and hustling homemade cocktails on Orchard Beach in The Bronx — but it’s only a matter of time before his rowdy, carefree days come spiraling down. Using his hometown as a canvas, writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas immerses us in the beating heart of his lively Dominican American community, collaborating with street-cast actors to bring authenticity and fresh humor to his engrossing debut feature.

Only available in theaters and released initially in Japan as an NFT, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CHIME is a masterclass in escalating dread — an immersively terrifying and unnerving cinematic experience. Followed by a new 4K restoration of THE SERPENT’S PATH, Kurosawa’s 1998 darkly philosophical yakuza thriller.