Pedro Almodóvar's "Parallel Mothers" proves to be an outstanding depiction of the joys and crises of motherhood, as well as a stellar turn from Penélope Cruz.

Joel Coen has crafted perhaps one of the greatest cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare’s seminal tragedy, "The Tragedy of Macbeth," in the history of cinema.

It is uncommon for directorial debuts, such as Maggie Gyllenhaal’s strikingly distinctive "The Lost Daughter," to be as sure handed as this film is.