Land and Freedom
Dir. Ken Loach
Stereotypically made to look like one-note villains in many other films, the kinds of characters who lead Land and Freedom…
Bagdad Café
Dir. Percy Adlon
This quirky 1988 adventure drama is newly available on Amazon Prime. It’s the classic that never was, the story of…
Brassed Off
Dir. Mark Herman
When we elect people to power, they usually promise some sort of change that their constituents like, but given the…
All About My Mother
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
A lot of things steal your attention in All About My Mother, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s ode to women. There…
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Maya, the young communications director for a New York senatorial campaign, receives a wedding invitation from her college schoolmate now…
The Elephant Man
Dir. David Lynch
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous…
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…
Lost in Translation
Dir. Sofia Coppola
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo — the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a…
Million Dollar Baby
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn’t prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his…
The Social Network
Dir. David Fincher
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the…
Dead Poets Society
Dir. Peter Weir
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention…
Gran Torino
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to…
The Lives of Others
Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The late German actor Ulrich Mühe plays Gerd Wiesler, a merciless Stasi officer who has doubts about the loyalty of…
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Dir. Mike Newell
Picture this: Hugh Grant falls for an American out of his league. Helping him boost his confidence are his long-time…