The Day of the Jackal
Watching The Day of the Jackal feels like watching a film; it’s taut, fast-paced, and flashy, featuring incredible dual performances…
Babyteeth
Dir. Shannon Murphy
This artistic Australian coming-of-age drama stars Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects) as Milla, a teen from a dysfunctional family.…
Decision to Leave
Dir. Park Chan-wook
A twitchy, uncomfortable noir film for the digital age, Decision to Leave blends the trappings of a restless police procedural…
Howards End
Is a TV adaptation necessary when we already have a novel and film version of Howards End? Probably not, but…
The Mission
Dir. Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss
In this documentary about John Allen Chau — the American Christian missionary reportedly killed when he tried to preach the…
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…
Jean de Florette
Dir. Claude Berri
As the Provence countryside is painted in golden sunshine, Jean de Florette seems like a straightforward period drama, celebrating the…
Babette's Feast
Dir. Gabriel Axel
Sisters Martine and Filippa, daughters of a founder of a religious sect, live a simple and quiet life in a…
Quo Vadis Aida?
Dir. Jasmila Žbanić
This Oscar-nominated drama tells the story of the events leading up to the Srebrenica massacre, in which 8372 Bosnian Muslims…
Missing
Dir. Nicholas D. Johnson & Will Merrick
When Big Tech and trolls have all but villainized the internet, it’s hard to forget that good can come out…
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,…
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…
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Dir. Jasmila Žbanić
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army…
Hope and Glory
Dir. John Boorman
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
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…
Three Colors: Red
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows…
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…
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Dir. Female director & Lynne Ramsay
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son…
Once Upon a Time in America
Dir. Sergio Leone
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once…
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…
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…
The Last Emperor
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign…
Cinema Paradiso
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a…