Andrew Haigh delivers a messy yet emotionally potent story about the ghosts we burden ourselves with, the ones who bind us to the past and the ghosts we inevitably make by loving anyone at all.

“Past Lives” is filled with soulful, bone-aching scenes serving as reminders that life we can determine our own lives without leaving another person’s heart.

Director Celine Song’s debut film is a romance of a kind inspired by a moment from her own life, overturning what audiences expect from a love triangle.

We spoke to Sara Dosa, director of the documentary “Fire of Love,” about what draws her to a story, how to find the best of 200 hours of film archives and what had to be left out.

Drenched in sunlight, with a quick, breezy pace that keeps the plot engaging and moving, and tangible camaraderie between its main cast, “Fire Island” proves to be a breath of fresh air in a genre looking to reinvigorate itself.

This isn’t a science-fiction film, but a familial one, a character study, and big ideas about life and death feel universal and personal in the hands of director Kogonada.

This is tender and heartfelt storytelling. Mike Mills has crafted something poignant and moving in “C’mon C’mon” with a trio of superb lead performances from Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffman and Woody Norman, who delivers one of the greatest, most unaffected child performances in years.

In his directorial debut, ”Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda adapts a musical written by “Rent” scribe Jonathan Larson, “tick, tick … Boom!,” chronicling Larson’s own life on the cusp of his 30th birthday. The film is clearly in awe of Larson, not always to its benefit.

Refreshingly playful and fluid action sequences, a relatable leading man and the best villain Marvel has produced makes the latest entry into the MCU one of its best in years.

Stephen Daldry’s “Together” isn’t so much a story about pandemic life – the mundanity and built-up anxiety of the unknown – but about two people who have grown so hostile and distant in their relationship that the mere thought of enduring lockdown together seems near impossible.