Your Friends & Neighbors
It’s always fascinating to see how the ultra-rich live, but it’s even more fun to see them ruin themselves with…
Smoke Signals
Dir. Chris Eyre
To Hollywood’s shame, it wasn’t until 1998 that a major feature made by Native American filmmakers was released. It was…
Happy Accidents
Dir. Brad Anderson
You won’t commonly find the genres “romantic comedy” and “sci-fi” in one film, but when you do, the result is…
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.…
In the Company of Men
Dir. Neil LaBute
It’s both sad and amazing that a film about toxic masculinity and corporate culture released in the ‘90s remains relevant…
The Daytrippers
Dir. Greg Mottola
By all appearances, Eliza and Louis have a charming marriage. They’re casual and good-humored in the morning and full of…
Iris
Dir. Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles’ penultimate film celebrates fashion icon Iris Apfel, who charms everyone with her quick wit, no-nonsense attitude, and love…
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.…
Dirty Pretty Things
Dir. Stephen Frears
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a disgraced doctor-turned-immigrant cab driver who inadvertently stumbles upon London’s black market organ trade. Audrey Tatou…
Lone Star
Dir. John Sayles
All kinds of lines — those separating good and bad, past and present, and even international borders — are blurred…
Big Night
Dir. Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci
There are comfort food movies, and then there are films like Big Night: comfort food movies about comfort food. Stanley…
Buffalo '66
Dir. Vincent Gallo
When you’re an ex-convict that wants to hide his stint in jail from his parents, among other things, fake dating…
Chasing Amy
Dir. Kevin Smith
For a film made in the mid-90s, by a straight white man in his early 20s, Chasing Amy is startingly…
Layer Cake
Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Featuring a Pre-Bond Daniel Craig, Layer cake can be described as a mix between Lock Stock, Two Smoking Barrels and…
Ghost World
Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Based on the comic book by Daniel Clowes, Ghost World is a dark comedy that follows the exploits of teenage…
Go
Dir. Doug Liman
Starting with Columbia Picture’s intro syncing into a rave, director Doug Liman’s sophomore feature Go instantly establishes its ecstatic energy–…
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Dir. Todd Solondz
Welcome to the Dollhouse tells the story of Dawn, an unpopular seventh-grader mercilessly bullied at school and ignored at home.…
Whale Rider
Dir. Niki Caro
The story that Whale Rider tells is a familiar one: that of a young girl challenging the expectations of a…
The Woodsman
Dir. Nicole Kassell
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he’s…
Real Women Have Curves
Dir. Patricia Cardoso
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering…
The Cooler
Dir. Wayne Kramer
Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around…
Stir of Echoes
Dir. David Koepp
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl’s ghost and a mystery begins…
Whale Rider
Dir. Female director & Niki Caro
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather…
Requiem for a Dream
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dir. Peter Webber
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the…
