Star-making turns from Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim help make Paul Thomas Anderson’s "Licorice Pizza" possibly one of the director’s best films.

Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" is an effective exercise in the art of storytelling through the use of exquisite character development and execution.

Although it comes up just a shade short of being perfect, Paolo Sorrentino’s "The Hand of God" is a beautiful and engaging autobiographical journey.