Bird
Dir. Andrea Arnold
Given the genre being centered on a child protagonist, many coming-of-age stories sideline parents in the narrative, sometimes to the…
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…
How to Have Sex
Dir. Molly Manning Walker
While named as a “how-to”, How to Have Sex is less of an instruction manual, and more of a collection…
The Old Oak
Dir. Ken Loach
Renowned British director Ken Loach’s signature traits are present in The Old Oak: simple, humanistic, and unapologetically hopeful. But this…
The Mauritanian
Dir. Kevin Macdonald
Given the political nature of the story, it’s not surprising that The Mauritanian takes a somewhat safe and simple approach…
Lady Macbeth
Dir. William Oldroyd
Florence Pugh broke through with her powerhouse performance here as Katherine, a young woman who is “sold” into a coldly…
Naked
Dir. Mike Leigh
It doesn’t matter how many years have passed, Naked is the kind of film that’s sure to shock you with…
45 Years
Dir. Andrew Haigh
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay both won Berlinale Best Actress and Best Actor for this movie. They play a couple…
American Honey
Dir. Andrea Arnold & 安德里亚·阿诺德
British filmmaker extraordinaire Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) draws the perfect portrait of two young American drifters who fall in love.…
In The Loop
Dir. Armando Iannucci
A hilarious comedy about politics in the UK and US. The secretary of State for Internal Development Simon Foster accidentally…
The Death of Stalin
Dir. Armando Iannucci
This is a hilarious political comedy starring the ever-great Steve Buscemi. Set in the last days before Stalin’s death and…
You Were Never Really Here
Dir. Lynne Ramsay
The performance of a pot-bellied Joaquin Phoenix is nothing short of perfection. He brilliantly portrays a hitman down on his…
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…
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…
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…
