Twinless
Dir. James Sweeney
Twinless starts off something like one of those quirky indies in the 2010s about awkwardly navigating grief and sharing that…
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
If you’re expecting the sleek, playful, and totally over-the-top spy shenanigans of 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you’re not going…
Terrestrial Verses
Dir. Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami
Since we live in a society, interacting with authority is inescapable. Terrestrial Verses depict fairly mundane day-to-day interactions– getting a…
Totally Killer
Dir. Nahnatchka Khan
In the vein of classic 80s films, Totally Killer is an homage to the genres that got its heyday in…
I'm Your Man
Dir. Maria Schrader
Romantically pairing up AI with humans is hardly new, and I’m Your Man is aware of that. Instead of spending…
The Great Buddha+
Dir. Huang Hsin-Yao
Given today’s access to cameras, it’s so easy to peek into the lives of other people. Sometimes those peeks seem…
The Monk and the Gun
Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji
To plenty of countries around the globe, democracy has become so ubiquitous that we forget it’s relatively new, at least…
Words on Bathroom Walls
Dir. Thor Freudenthal
While the YA genre doesn’t have the best track record with regards to mental illness representation, there’s a funny, surprisingly…
The Change
Initially, The Change’s premise might seem as eccentric as its kooky characters, but this comedy series set in ancient woods…
A New Leaf
Dir. Elaine May
After a man spends his entire trust fund, what is there to do for the poor bachelor? One might think…
Drowning by Numbers
Dir. Peter Greenaway
Murdering your spouse is bad, so it’s slightly bizarre how Drowning by Numbers has an unbothered, even amused, attitude towards…
Holiday
Dir. George Cukor
Holiday marked Katharine Hepburn’s Hollywood comeback, and for good reason– she’s the best out of the cast, she’s downright magnetic,…
People Places Things
Dir. Jim Strouse
«When comedians get a bit older they do a movie with “emotions” in it. Here’s mine.» Flight of the Conchords’…
Taxi
Dir. Jafar Panahi
What does a filmmaker do when you’re banned from making movies? For their safety, they might move abroad or switch…
Trick
Dir. Jim Fall
When forming a connection with someone, sometimes it doesn’t go the way you plan to– it’s a familiar romcom thread,…
As It Is in Heaven
Dir. Kay Pollak
A Swedish film about a world-famous conductor who suddenly interrupts his career to return alone to his childhood village in Norrland. It…
Sound of Noise
Dir. Johannes Stjärne Nilsson & Ola Simonsson
When a group of percussionists illegally carry out a city-wide performance act, it’s up to policeman Amadeus Warnebring to stop…
Toni Erdmann
Dir. Maren Ade
Good movies usually aren’t lengthy movies, unless we’re talking about cases like Toni Erdmann. It’s a supremely smart German-Austrian comedy that…
Barcelona
Dir. Whit Stillman
If you like and remember the small budget New Hollywood comedies that bases its humor on witty, philosophical dialogue, you…
Night on Earth
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
An absolute delight of a gem starring a young Winona Ryder as well as an amazing cast. Arguably Jim Jarmusch’s…