Rental Family
Dir. Hikari
Since the 1990s, Japan has offered the service of pretending to be one’s family, friend, or lover. Rental Family isn’t…
First Cow
Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Two misfits, an immigrant and a traveling cook, team up to start an unlikely enterprise in this slow but captivating…
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…
Juror #2
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Juror #2 is the kind of film that doesn’t waste time: it’s immediately compelling as it throws questions about morality,…
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…
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Dir. Marielle Heller
A non-comedic Melissa McCarthy stars in this movie based on a true story. She plays author Lee Israel who after…
Eighth Grade
Dir. Bo Burnham
You live in a strange world. Or at least, that’s what the generation before you thinks. Eight Grade is a…
The Last Duel
Dir. Ridley Scott
The Last Duel propped high expectations as the Closing Film at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, but its theatrical release…
Belfast
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Belfast stars Outlander’s Caitríona Balfe as the mother of a working-class Northern Irish family during The Troubles. Religious tension and…
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…
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Dir. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following…
The Ides of March
Dir. George Clooney
A slow-burning US political drama, The Ides of March is a character-driven film with great performances from Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman and George Clooney (who…
Promising Young Woman
Dir. Emerald Fennell & Female director
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what’s important to her…
Straight Outta Compton
Dir. F. Gary Gray
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in…
The Hateful Eight
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Ford v Ferrari
Dir. James Mangold
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of…
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend,…
A Complete Unknown
Dir. James Mangold
Once you get over the fact that A Complete Unknown isn’t like most biopics, the film becomes a blast to…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Dir. David Yates
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin…