The Day of the Jackal
Watching The Day of the Jackal feels like watching a film; it’s taut, fast-paced, and flashy, featuring incredible dual performances…
A Real Pain
Dir. Jesse Eisenberg
A Real Pain is a deceptively simple film. There’s not a lot going on on the surface, but Eisenberg’s smart…
Howards End
Is a TV adaptation necessary when we already have a novel and film version of Howards End? Probably not, but…
Avalon
Dir. Barry Levinson
For the longest time, family was everything. Traditions were maintained, opportunities were made and created for it, and the community…
A Woman Under the Influence
Dir. John Cassavetes
It’s been decades since director John Cassavetes released this film about a dysfunctional marriage and family, yet it still feels…
Lone Star
Dir. John Sayles
All kinds of lines — those separating good and bad, past and present, and even international borders — are blurred…
The Brutalist
Dir. Brady Corbet
Just a few minutes in, you can already feel the immensity of The Brutalist. The rousing score stirs you. The…
Reversal of Fortune
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
This gripping legal drama is based on a case we still don’t know the truth of — which might make…
Missing
Dir. Nicholas D. Johnson & Will Merrick
When Big Tech and trolls have all but villainized the internet, it’s hard to forget that good can come out…
Little Children
Dir. Todd Field
A triple Oscar-nominated drama which explores how ambiguous our roles in society can be. While categorized as “adults”, a number…
Quiz Show
Dir. Robert Redford
Long before we became accustomed to oxymorons like “scripted reality” shows, there was a time when viewers could expect to…
Get Shorty
Dir. Allen Coulter & Emin Hüseynov
Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) star in this dark comedy-thriller about a gangster who attempts a career as a…
sex, lies, and videotape
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Remarkably, Steven Soderbergh was only 26 years old when he directed this coolly assured debut, the searingly candid script of…
The Heartbreak Kid
Dir. Elaine May
“What if I meet my soulmate while in a relationship with someone else?” It’s a worry we’ve all had, but…
Short Cuts
Dir. Robert Altman
Raymond Carver’s short stories don’t just come to life in Robert Altman’s poignant adaptation of middle-class malaise: they intertwine seamlessly,…
Wonder Boys
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Michael Douglas plays Grady Tripp, a craggy, lovable English professor struggling to finish the follow-up to a very successful first…
Mississippi Burning
Dir. Alan Parker
FBI agents Rupert and Alan (Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe) visit Jim Crow-era Mississippi to investigate the disapperance of three…
Notes on a Scandal
Dir. Richard Eyre
Acerbic diary excerpts provide the narration for this taut psychological thriller, but don’t be fooled: as Notes on a Scandal…
Ordinary People
Dir. Robert Redford
Based on the 1976 novel of the same name, Ordinary People is an emotionally wrought film about a family on…
Doubt
Dir. John Patrick Shanley
The 2008 film Doubt offers a haunting peek into the crisis of pedophilia within the Catholic church. Featuring an all-star…
Broadcast News
Dir. James L. Brooks
A marvelous combination of perfect casting and a sizzling script. William Hurt, Albert Brooks, and Holly Hunter are such natural…
The Stunt Man
Dir. Richard Rush
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a…
Hope and Glory
Dir. John Boorman
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
