My Dinner with Andre
Dir. Louis Malle
The entire premise of My Dinner with Andre is in the title. Nothing more or less happens physically—it’s literally two…
A War
Dir. Tobias Lindholm
A War (Krigen) is a Danish war drama that focuses on Commander Claus Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) as he leads a…
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Dir. Amy J. Berg
Amy Berg’s documentary offers an insightful account of one of the most revered and iconic rock and roll singers of…
Stories We Tell
Dir. Sarah Polley
Stories We Tell got on everyone’s radar when, back in 2015, it made the list of the all-time top ten…
We Are the Best!
Dir. Lukas Moodysson
We Are the Best! is one movie that may be overlooked largely by viewers, though it perfectly captures counterculture, and relates to…
Badlands
Dir. Terrence Malick
Two young lovers go on a violent spree and run away together with zero care for anything else outside of…
Man Push Cart
Dir. Ramin Bahrani
We rarely think about the lives of the people around us, but more so the lives of the people who’ve…
Deep Crimson
Dir. Arturo Ripstein
While love and longing can transform people into their best selves, it has famously transformed couples into their worst selves…
Found Memories
Dir. Julia Murat
Given its incredibly slow pace, Found Memories is not for everyone. With the same company shared for years until near…
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Dir. Howard Hawks
Is there a performance more iconic than Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? Even without watching the film, you’re likely…
In the Soup
Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Making a film is sort of a miracle– to make one can sometimes come into fruition through a lucky combination…
The Saddest Music in the World
Dir. Guy Maddin
Music competitions aren’t really new, but usually, the goal is to find the best performers in exchange for a cash…
Mysterious Skin
Dir. Gregg Araki
When Brian was eight years old he lost five hours of his life to a black out. Now ten years…
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Dir. S. Craig Zahler
What would it take to push you to kill? Thankfully, for the general public, modern everyday life would not likely…
Pusher
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Films about drug dealing aren’t particularly new, but the way Pusher delves into their lives feels different– more realistic than…
Collective
Dir. Alexander Nanau
Following a group of journalists uncovering an entire architecture of institutional corruption in Romania, Collective makes for an inspiring watch—not…
Official Competition
Dir. Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
After receiving virtually unlimited funding from a wealthy businessman, Lola (played by the always excellent Penelope Cruz) sets out to…
Infamous
Dir. Douglas McGrath
It’s difficult to try to capture the truth of who a person really is, especially when there’s already preconceived notions…
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Break-ups aren’t the easiest thing to overcome, but how we deal with them usually doesn’t get as ludicrous as the…
Clockers
Dir. Spike Lee
Spike Lee’s adaptation of Richard Price’s novel might appear lesser next to his best work, but it still a gorgeous…
Run Lola Run
Dir. Tom Tykwer
An offbeat film with a more than decent amount of suspense. To that it adds really good music and unexpected…
He Got Game
Dir. Spike Lee
There’s a vein of reality running through He Got Game that gives this Spike Lee joint a sense of pulsating…
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…
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Dir. Peter Chan & Peter Chan Ho-Sun
There are connections we make in this lifetime that we expect to be ephemeral, especially in a new city, but…
The Stranger
Dir. Satyajit Ray
When a stranger claiming to be your long lost uncle suddenly announces that he’ll be visiting you, there’s an immediate…
The White Sheik
Dir. Federico Fellini
What do you do when you meet the man of your dreams right after your wedding? Depending on where they…