Don’t Think Twice -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (4 votes) Amazon Comedy / Drama Another slice-of-life story full of mild humor and affection from American comedian/director Mike Birbiglia. The members of the popular improv troupe The Commune are sent … more
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore 3.7/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (17 votes) Netflix Drama / Mystery This is the first film directed by actor Macon Blair (so good in both Blue Ruin and Green Room), and while it is shaggy and … more
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (44 votes) Hulu Amazon Comedy Taika Waititi’s follow-up to the (also great) What We Do in the Shadows, is a pure delight and the perfect antidote after a bad day … more
Victoria 4.8/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (34 votes) Netflix Drama In the mood for an impeccably crafted real-life thriller? This movie is for you. On the way out of a nightclub Victoria runs into four … more
Life is Sweet -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Amazon Comedy / Drama Equal parts touching and comical, this portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London features twin daughters who couldn’t be more … more
Volver 4.4/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (7 votes) Amazon Comedy / Drama / Mystery Pedro Almodovar’s films tend to swing wildly between comedy/farce and melodrama/tragedy. Volver somehow hits the sweet spot right in the middle of all four genres, … more
Read My Lips -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (3 votes) Amazon Drama In my own wished-for parallel universe, French actors Vincent Cassell and Emanuelle Devos are voted the sexiest actors alive. I find them both transfixing and … more
Homemakers -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Amazon Drama This rough-hewn indie centers on Irene, the lead singer of an Austin punk band and all around mess of a human being. She’s about to … more
Green Room 4.1/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (20 votes) Amazon Horror This is the follow-up film by the director of the (also) excellent and intense Blue Ruin. Like that film, Green Room often subverts genre expectations. … more
Wadjda 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (8 votes) Amazon Drama Wadjda is a smart, spirited 10-year-old girl who wants nothing more than to own her own bike, something that is frowned upon in the Saudi … more
Nine Queens 4.3/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (12 votes) Drama / Mystery One of the best, twistiest con movies in recent memory. Seasoned con artist Marcos takes young Juan under his wing after witnessing him pull a … more
Tracks 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (13 votes) Netflix Drama Robyn Davidson decided to cross 1,700 miles in the Australian desert with four camels and her trusty dog, and this film recounts her real-life journey. … more
Mustang 4.5/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (17 votes) Netflix Drama Five orphaned sister are put under house arrest by their uncle and grandmother after they are seen horsing around with some local boys from school. … more
Hello My Name is Doris 3.8/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (9 votes) Amazon Comedy / Drama / Romance Doris Miller is an unassuming sixty-something office worker whose life takes an unusual turn after her mother passes away. We find out over the course … more
Tu Dors Nicole -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Netflix Comedy / Drama Nicole is 22, just out of college, and adrift during her first summer as an “adult.” Tu Dors Nicole (“You’re Sleeping Nicole”) is a French-Canadian … more
The Interrupters -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (1 vote) Amazon Documentary This documentary is about a unique program in Chicago called CeaseFire whose sole aim is to stop violent deaths in poor urban areas. CeaseFire is … more
The Edge of Heaven 4.7/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (7 votes) Amazon Drama This is a hard movie to describe, but I’ll do my best without giving too much away. The movie takes place in three separate segments … more
The Devil's Backbone 3.8/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (9 votes) Netflix Horror Pan’s Labyrinth is often considered director Guillermo Del Toro’s best film, and rightfully so. But if you’re looking for a straight-up ghost story, this is … more
