Baran
Dir. Majid Majidi
Baran is a romantic drama, though unlike the grand gestures and declarations of love that are common in the West,…
The Believer
Dir. Henry Bean
Ryan Gosling plays a Jewish Neo-Nazi in this extremely riveting window into the definition of inner conflict. It is a…
Far From Heaven
Dir. Todd Haynes
Anyone who’s seen All That Heaven Allows will naturally be skeptical that a movie claiming to be an homage to…
Zatoichi
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
This remake brought back the iconic blind swordsman a decade after disappearing from film, and like his previous stints, it’s…
The Motorcycle Diaries
Dir. Walter Salles
Let’s fight! I’m not a fan of “Into the wild” okay okay, calm down… Maybe we can fix this. Maybe…
Not One Less
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Set in the People’s Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi,…
Millennium Mambo
Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Vicky recalls her romances with her exes Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
The Constant Gardener
Dir. Fernando Meirelles
Ralph Fiennes plays a mild-mannered British diplomat in Kenya who is stunned by the news of his wife Tessa’s (Rachel…
Broken Flowers
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be…
Monsoon Wedding
Dir. Mira Nair
As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage…
City of God
Dir. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a…
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…
Brokeback Mountain
Dir. Ang Lee
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their…
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…
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives…
Erin Brockovich
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins — with a little…
Minority Report
Dir. Steven Spielberg
John Anderton is a top ‘Precrime’ cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they’re committed. But…
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
Dir. Ki-duk Kim & Kim Ki-duk
A doorway opens at the beginning of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring, and through this doorway you are brought into…
Finding Nemo
Dir. Andrew Stanton
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s…