The Break (La Treve)
The body of a footballer from Togo is found in a small Belgian village. Suicide is suspected, but things don’t…
Heidi
Dir. Alain Gsponer
Where The Secret Garden championed the restorative powers of tending to a garden as well as one’s thoughts, Swiss novel…
A Secret Love
Dir. Chris Bolan
Even when it necessarily tackles the difficulties that are part and parcel of same-sex love in the 20th century, there’s…
Happy Together
Dir. Kar-Wai Wong & Wong Kar-wai
Happy Together is a beautifully devastating tale about a gay couple, portrayed by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Leslie Cheun, who…
Going by the Book
Dir. Hee-chan Ra & Ra Hee-chan
Going by the Book is quite absurd. Of course, most people would understand not to take an assignment like this…
Veer-Zaara
Dir. Yash Chopra
When a man languishes in a prison of an enemy country for more than two decades, anyone would wonder what…
Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story
Dir. Frank W Chen & Tommy Yu
Though it doesn’t delve too deeply into any pressing issues in baseball or into its protagonist’s Taiwanese roots, Late Life:…
Warehoused
Dir. Jack Zagha Kababie
When Sr. Lino started his warehouse job, he had to work for 11 years before being able to sit down…
Burn Burn Burn
Dir. Chanya Button
A razor-sharp script and beautiful scenery make this one of the best road movies in recent memory. When their cynical…
The Young Offenders
Dir. Peter Foott
The Young Offenders is a comedy about two Irish teenagers who go on a 160km bicycle trip to salvage 7…
The Bacchus Lady
Dir. E J-yong & Je-yong Lee
Before her triumphant Oscar win for her role in Minari, Youn Yuh-jung starred in The Bacchus Lady as So-young, an…
Handsome Devil
Dir. John Butler
I can’t get a song out of my head from this movie: the 1985 UK hit Desire As from Prefab…
Burnistoun
This is a funny sketch comedy show set in an imaginary small town called Burnistoun. The characters include Kelly McGlade,…
The 100 Years Show
Dir. Alison Klayman
This is a half-hour documentary about Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera. She is one of the oldest artists working today, close…
Michael Inside
Dir. Frank Berry
With his dad in jail and mom lost to a drug overdose, Michael lives a lonely life with his grandpa…
The Last Family
Dir. Jan P. Matuszynski
Set between the years 1977 and 2005, this Polish drama goes through various stages in the life of the controversial…
The African Doctor
Dir. Julien Rambaldi
In this French movie based on a true story, a med-school graduate from Congo is offered a job as the…
The Ghost Writer
Dir. Laurent Bouzereau & Roman Polanski
Craving mystery? This is the film for you. A writer (Ewan McGregor) is given the lucrative task of bringing to life the…
Contratiempo
Dir. Oriol Paulo
This movie is like thriller-candy. It is full of twists, it is very atmospheric, and in nicely predictable fashion it…
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Dir. Hwan-kyung Lee & Lee Hwan-kyung
Sometimes it’s hard to relate to foreign movies because of the different cultures, languages and actors. But Miracle in Cell…
Perfetti sconosciuti
Dir. Paolo Genovese
This is a movie with which you can easily connect. I have never experienced such deep connection and feelings towards…
The Ivory Game
Dir. Kief Davidson & Richard Ladkani
As the value of ivory appreciated by the Chinese middle-class, the demand for it has skyrocketed. This brought elephants to…