Samantha Robinson

At once a vibrant pastiche of 1960s horror and a contemporary corrective to the era’s—and the genre’s—sexual politics, The Love Witch is, at heart, a warm look at loneliness and love. Written, directed, and scored by Anna Biller, this vivid ode to cult Technicolor treasures is simply magical.

Sound the bells, because American independent cinema has a distinctive new voice in director Jonathan Davies. Imagine a kindred film to Memoria that unfolds in verdant California, with a playfulness reminiscent of Jacques Rivette: this cabinet of sonorous, mysterious curiosities is just that.