Rabbit Hole
Fans of the iconic crime series 24 will find much to like in Rabbit Hole, not least because Kiefer Sutherland…
Frozen River
Dir. Courtney Hunt
Frozen River won’t be the most uplifting film to watch this Christmas, but it’s a stark reminder of how different…
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…
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…
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…
Rust and Bone
Dir. Jacques Audiard
This is the type of movie I completely fell in love with but cannot articulate exactly why. Maybe it’s the…
Frida
Dir. Julie Taymor
Frida is a biographical depiction of the life of famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, portrayed with unabridged passion and zest…
La Vie en Rose
Dir. Olivier Dahan
La Vie en Rose isn’t exactly a rosier biopic compared to others. After all, this is about Edith Piaf, one…
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.
North Country
Dir. Niki Caro
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines,…
The Woman King
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s…
Revolutionary Road
Dir. Sam Mendes
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems…
Poor Things
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure…
The Favourite
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah’s…
Julie & Julia
Dir. Nora Ephron
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time…
Volver
Dir. Pedro Almodoóvar & Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodovar’s films tend to swing wildly between comedy/farce and melodrama/tragedy. Volver somehow hits the sweet spot right in the…
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…
The Shape of Water
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at…
A Beautiful Mind
Dir. Ron Howard
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant…
Little Voice
Dir. Mark Herman
There’s a few issues that keep Little Voice from becoming a musical classic. For one, the characterization of Laura’s antagonists–…
