Mildred Pierce
With the Hays code, the film adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel had to be changed to depict Mildred Pierce…
Love Affair
Dir. Leo McCarey
Has there ever been a romance film more iconic than Love Affair? Modern moviegoers might find the plot a tad…
Resurrection
Dir. Bi Gan
How do you make sense of Resurrection? This dreamlike feature seems rather inscrutable, but there’s no denying how breathtaking it…
The Children's Hour
Dir. William Wyler
The Children’s Hour was one of the few sympathetic depictions of a lesbian character at a time when same-sex relationships…
Hawaii
Dir. Marco Berger
People’s first impression of us usually sticks with them, but there are some lucky instances where you meet again, and…
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Don’t be fooled by the “romcom” label on Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Beyond romantic flings and meet-cutes, Martin Scorsese’s…
The Last Picture Show
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
These days, most coming-of-age films tend to have a comic or hopeful tone to them. It’s hard being a teenager,…
The Heartbreak Kid
Dir. Elaine May
“What if I meet my soulmate while in a relationship with someone else?” It’s a worry we’ve all had, but…
Mississippi Burning
Dir. Alan Parker
FBI agents Rupert and Alan (Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe) visit Jim Crow-era Mississippi to investigate the disapperance of three…
A Room with A View
Dir. James Ivory
A Room with a View is downright beautiful. Amidst the impressionistic scenery of Florence’s and England’s countrysides, paired with iconic…
Funny Girl
Dir. William Wyler
Ostensibly about Fanny Brice, there could never be any other Funny Girl than Barbra Streisand. Reprising her role on stage,…
The Defiant Ones
Dir. Allen Hughes
A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre — one the son of a…
Resurrection
The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.
Taxi Driver
Dir. Kang Bo-seung & Lee Dan
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as…
Coming Home
Dir. Zhang Yimou
When adapting a novel, sometimes the book is too long to fit into a whole feature, so filmmakers would create…
Last Summer
Dir. Burak Arlıel
Idealist Public Prosecutor Selim Kara receives an offer he cannot refuse from the organized crime leader Selçuk Taşkın, whom he…
A Room with a View
Dir. James Ivory
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and…
Places in the Heart
Dir. Robert Benton
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and…
Raging Bull
Dir. Martin Scorsese
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed…
On Golden Pond
Dir. Mark Rydell
For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea…
The Goodbye Girl
Dir. Herbert Ross
The Goodbye Girl is a charming romantic comedy following single mom Paula and her 10-year-old daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings) as…
The Color Purple
Dir. Steven Spielberg
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives…
American Graffiti
Dir. George Lucas
American Graffiti captures a very specific time in America; in fact, it’s so specific it feels more like a time…
The Color Purple
Dir. Blitz Bazawule
With the tried-and-tested music and lyrics of Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, this film adaptation of the Color…
Fatal Attraction
Dir. Adrian Lyne
British director Adrian Lyne (9 1/2 Weeks) is famous for his uncompromising treatment of seedy eroticism and charged stories. Fatal…