The Tragedy of Macbeth
Dir. Joel Coen
Joel Coen’s minimalist vision of the Scottish play emphasizes that these monstrous acts of hubris and violence are carried out…
American Fiction
Dir. Cord Jefferson
On the one hand, American Fiction is a razor-sharp satire that pokes fun at the hypocrisy of the literary and…
Minari
Dir. Lee Isaac Chung
Minari is a film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, about a Korean-American family in search of the so-called…
The Straight Story
A family-friendly, Disney-backed movie is not something you’d expect from cinema’s surrealist master, but The Straight Story marks a surprisingly…
Gods and Monsters
Dir. Bill Condon
While many homophobic people like to think otherwise, there have been gay people all throughout history, some that have survived…
The Madness of King George
Dir. Nicholas Hytner
At first glance, The Madness of King George seemed like a history lesson about King George III. Like plenty of…
Foxcatcher
Dir. Bennett Miller
From the director of Moneyball, Foxcatcher is a true-story-based thriller centered around Olympic wrestlers and brothers Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and…
Hustle & Flow
Dir. Craig Brewer
Not everyone gets to go after their ambitions without any reservations, but everyone is free to dream. Hustle & Flow…
The Quiet American
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Being released just a year after 9/11, we weren’t expecting The Quiet American to be critical about America’s intervention in…
Adaptation
Dir. Spike Jonze
A film written by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, about screenwriter Charlie Kaufman as he struggles to adapt a book about poaching…
Nobody's Fool
Dir. Robert Benton
One of those long-lost mid-budget dramas that’s content with observing the rich yet uneventful lives of average folk, Nobody’s Fool…
The Visitor
Dir. Eran Kolirin & Tom McCarthy
This is a low-scale, intimate, almost minimalist movie that speaks volumes about the misconceptions that westerners have regarding the Middle-East. And…
Sweet and Lowdown
Dir. Woody Allen
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
The Visitor
Dir. Tom McCarthy
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his…
What’s Love Got to Do with It
Dir. Brian Gibson
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
Adaptation.
Dir. Spike Jonze
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions…
Dead Man Walking
Dir. Tim Robbins
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled…
The Fisher King
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to…
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Dir. George Clooney
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Phantom Thread
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker’s meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Awakenings
Dir. Female director & Penny Marshall
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to “awaken” the catatonic victims of a rare disease.…
The Insider
Dir. Michael Mann
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on…
In the Name of the Father
Dir. Jim Sheridan
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and…
