Cairo Conspiracy
Dir. Tarik Saleh
When he’s accepted into the prestigious Islamic university Al-Azhar, fisherman’s son Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) gets an eye-opening education — but…
A Touch of Sin
Dir. Jia Zhangke
“It is better to live miserable than to die happy,” or so says one of the characters in Jia Zhangke’s…
Beyond the Hills
Dir. Cristian Mungiu
In modern day Europe, demonic possession seems to be a thing of the past, something most likely to be attributed…
The Edge of Heaven
Dir. Fatih Akin
This is a hard movie to describe, but I’ll do my best without giving too much away. The movie takes…
Henry Fool
Dir. Hal Hartley
It’s easy to mistake Henry Fool for one of those stylish, aimless movies that only look smart but are, essentially,…
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
This is a really weird movie starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. They play a wholesome and well-off couple where…
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…
Moonlighting
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency.…
Sweet Sixteen
Dir. Ken Loach
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough…
Lorna’s Silence
Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne
Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as Lorna is…
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the…
The Barbarian Invasions
Dir. Denys Arcand
In this belated sequel to ‘The Decline of the American Empire’, middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is…
Volver
Dir. Pedro Almodoóvar & Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodovar’s films tend to swing wildly between comedy/farce and melodrama/tragedy. Volver somehow hits the sweet spot right in the…
The Ice Storm
Dir. Ang Lee
Set during the swingin’ seventies, two small town Connecticut families are the subject of this visually stunning and somewhat disturbing…