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…
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…
The Brutalist
Dir. Brady Corbet
Just a few minutes in, you can already feel the immensity of The Brutalist. The rousing score stirs you. The…
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…
Behind the Candelabra
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
A dramatic recreation of the last 10 years in the life of famed pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas), told primarily from…
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.
The Batman
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
La Vie en Rose
Dir. Olivier Dahan
La Vie en Rose isn’t exactly a rosier biopic compared to others. After all, this is about Edith Piaf, one…
The French Dispatch
Dir. Wes Anderson
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced…
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…
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…
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dir. Peter Webber
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the…
Nocturnal Animals
Dir. Tom Ford
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for…
The Last of the Mohicans
Dir. Michael Mann
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the…
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…
Pan’s Labyrinth
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather.…
Finding Neverland
Dir. Marc Forster
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an…
Darkest Hour
Dir. Joe Wright
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with…
Cold Mountain
Dir. Anthony Minghella
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate…
Gangs of New York
Dir. Martin Scorsese
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dir. Ang Lee
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman’s…
12 Years a Slave
Dir. Steve McQueen
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold…
Braveheart
Dir. Mel Gibson
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of…
District 9
Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying…