The Straight Story
A family-friendly, Disney-backed movie is not something you’d expect from cinema’s surrealist master, but The Straight Story marks a surprisingly…
Bad Lieutenant
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Bad Lieutenant is no misnomer: Harvey Keitel’s policeman really is one of NYPD’s worst. Already corrupt, abrasive, and abusive at…
To Sleep with Anger
Dir. Charles Burnett
An old friend shows up on the doorstep of a happy family home and brings a whirlwind of trouble with…
Gods and Monsters
Dir. Bill Condon
While many homophobic people like to think otherwise, there have been gay people all throughout history, some that have survived…
Stand and Deliver
Dir. Ramón Menéndez
Education isn’t always a guarantee, especially in less privileged areas that are underfunded, overlooked, and underprioritized, in the belief that…
Antwone Fisher
Dir. Denzel Washington
The story of Antwone Fisher as told by Denzel Washington (in his directorial debut) may be a bit too straightforward…
Uncut Gems
Dir. Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie
A crazy, anxiety-inducing thriller that turns Adam Sandler into a thrill-generating machine, which in its own speaks volumes about the…
Call Me by Your Name
Dir. Luca Guadagnino
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family’s villa in Italy. One day Oliver,…
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…
Sideways
Dir. Alexander Payne
Best friends Miles and Jack are off to wine country to celebrate Jack’s last week of freedom before he gets…
The Sessions
Dir. Ben Lewin
The Sessions is drama about Mark O’Brien (John Hawkes), a quadriplegic who is forced to live in an iron lung…
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…