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…
The Substance
Dir. Coralie Fargeat
There is nothing quite like The Substance right now. It’s unsubtle, it’s provocative, and its satirical humor can be a…
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,…
Broadcast News
Dir. James L. Brooks
A marvelous combination of perfect casting and a sizzling script. William Hurt, Albert Brooks, and Holly Hunter are such natural…
Selma
Dir. Ava DuVernay
The award-winning third feature by director Ava DuVernay, Selma, was released around the 50th anniversary of the historically significant marches…
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Maya, the young communications director for a New York senatorial campaign, receives a wedding invitation from her college schoolmate now…
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…
Sense and Sensibility
Dir. John Alexander
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby,…
Hope and Glory
Dir. John Boorman
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Great Expectations
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited…
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…
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Dir. Jim Sheridan
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy…
Promising Young Woman
Dir. Emerald Fennell & Female director
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
A Soldier’s Story
Dir. Norman Jewison
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army…
The Right Stuff
Dir. Philip Kaufman
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter…
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…
King Richard
Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green
The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become…
The Killing Fields
Dir. Roland Joffé
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter…
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…
The Elephant Man
Dir. David Lynch
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous…
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…
A Passage to India
Dir. David Lean
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with…