Ash Is Purest White
Dir. Jia Zhangke
Set in China’s underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her…
Sorry We Missed You
Dir. Ken Loach
Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to…
Venus in Fur
Dir. Roman Polanski
An enigmatic actress may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer’s play.
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…
The City of Lost Children
Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Enter the Void
Dir. Gaspar Noé
This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American…
Synecdoche, New York
Dir. Charlie Kaufman
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size…
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…
Summer Palace
Dir. Lou Ye
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with…
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…
Mulholland Drive
Dir. David Lynch
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette…
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 Artist
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
What was popular back then isn’t popular today for a reason. In film, that’s because the technology’s improved, the audience…
