Hard Truths
Dir. Mike Leigh
Hurt people hurt people, the saying goes, and nowhere is that more evident than in Hard Truths. Directed by Mike…
The Outrun
Dir. Nora Fingscheidt
The Outrun, which follows Rona as she struggles to acknowledge and eventually overcome her alcoholism, is understandably in shambles. It’s…
Rust and Bone
Dir. Jacques Audiard
This is the type of movie I completely fell in love with but cannot articulate exactly why. Maybe it’s the…
Doubt
Dir. John Patrick Shanley
The 2008 film Doubt offers a haunting peek into the crisis of pedophilia within the Catholic church. Featuring an all-star…
I’ve Loved You So Long
Dir. Philippe Claudel
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
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…
The Woman King
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s…
Revolutionary Road
Dir. Sam Mendes
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems…
Julie & Julia
Dir. Nora Ephron
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time…
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what’s important to her…
Zero Dark Thirty
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his…
The Shape of Water
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at…
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dir. David Fincher
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch’s niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by…
American Hustle
Dir. David O. Russell
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a…
