Howards End
Is a TV adaptation necessary when we already have a novel and film version of Howards End? Probably not, but…
Days of Heaven
Dir. Terrence Malick
The title of Days of Heaven perfectly captures the idyllic life on the farm. It’s truly beautiful. Director Terrence Malick…
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 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…
Far from the Madding Crowd
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Far From the Madding Crowd is a classic tale, but in terms of story, it has the familiar thread of…
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…
A Room with A View
Dir. James Ivory
A Room with a View is downright beautiful. Amidst the impressionistic scenery of Florence’s and England’s countrysides, paired with iconic…
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…
Around the World in 80 Days
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just…
A Room with a View
Dir. James Ivory
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and…
A Passage to India
Dir. David Lean
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with…
Chariots of Fire
Dir. Hugh Hudson
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris…
Terms of Endearment
Dir. James L. Brooks
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each…
Finding Neverland
Dir. Marc Forster
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an…
Driving Miss Daisy
Dir. Bruce Beresford
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an…
Zero Dark Thirty
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his…
No Country for Old Men
Dir. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer…
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…
Green Book
Dir. Peter Farrelly
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South…
Slumdog Millionaire
Dir. Danny Boyle
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be…
Top Gun: Maverick
Dir. Joseph Kosinski
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank…