Is there anything more romantic than feeling truly seen by someone? Two someones, in the case of East Village playwright Nora Moon (Greta Lee, exquisite). In another life, back when she was still Na Young and lived in Korea with her family, there was her childhood sweetheart Hae Sung (Teo Yoo). Now in her 30s, there is husband Arthur (John Magaro), another writer. Celine Song’s Oscar-nominated debut film skims 20 years in their lives, surveying different legs of the triangle. It’s fireworks-free – Past Lives is so measured, so hushed – but not without drama. It’s simply, perfectly human-scaled. – Kimberley Jones
Wed., June 11