Touch
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become…
A Different Man
Dir. Aaron Schimberg
“Inner beauty is what counts” is a cliche many films have tried and failed to tackle, but A Different Man…
My Old Ass
Dir. Megan Park
My Old Ass has a very simple premise, one it doesn’t even take the effort of explaining. For whatever reason,…
Rabbit Hole
Fans of the iconic crime series 24 will find much to like in Rabbit Hole, not least because Kiefer Sutherland…
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Dir. Eliza Hittman
This difficult movie is about a seventeen-year-old from the U.S. underclass who has to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. Autumn…
Minari
Dir. Lee Isaac Chung
Minari is a film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, about a Korean-American family in search of the so-called…
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Dir. Jill Sprecher
“What is happiness?” is one of those philosophical questions that seem destined to go unanswered, one that, when asked, starts…
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…
Pieces of April
Dir. Peter Hedges
The entirety of Pieces of April takes place on Thanksgiving Day, a busy holiday meant to bring loved ones together.…
Love is Strange
Dir. Ira Sachs
Love is Strange is an even-handed drama about a Ben and George (John Lithgow and Alfred Molina), a loving couple…
Living in Oblivion
Dir. Tom DiCillo
A young Steve Buscemi leads this wry farce about a calamitous film set where nothing goes right. The sardonic script…
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…
A Midnight Clear
Dir. Keith Gordon
War during Christmas makes for a depressing time. It’s hard to think about goodwill for all when you’re hungry, tired,…
Sugar
Dir. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
19-year-old Dominican pitcher Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, dreams of making it into an American baseball team and pulling himself and…
Metropolitan
Dir. Whit Stillman
It’s very interesting, if not startling, to see an earnest movie made about the white upper class these days. Metropolitan…
Shattered Glass
Dir. Billy Ray
Shattered Glass tells the unbelievably true story of Stephen Glass, a popular and promising young journalist at The New Republic.…
20th Century Women
Dir. Mike Mills
Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, and many other big names star in this comedy-drama directed by Mike Mills (Beginners, Thumbsucker.) The…
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Dir. John McNaughton
There is goodness within everyone… supposedly. However, there are some instances where the belief is almost foolish, some sins done…
Lone Star
Dir. John Sayles
All kinds of lines — those separating good and bad, past and present, and even international borders — are blurred…
Sorry to Bother You
Dir. Boots Riley
In the year of the Netflix TV Show Maniac, another absurdist title stole critics’ hearts. Sorry to Bother You is…
Rabbit Hole
Dir. David Lindsay-Abaire & John Cameron Mitchell
Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Miles Teller star in this subtle drama about the state of a couple eight months…
A Most Violent Year
Dir. J. C. Chandor
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac star in this slow-burning but impeccable crime thriller. Abel Morales (Isaac) owns a fuel distribution…