A thief picks the wrong pocket in this city-savvy film noir classic.
A die-hard Beatles fan meets two runaways in this lighthearted road trip comedy drama.
A classic comfort watch of a romantic historical drama elevated by thoughtful consideration of the realities of its period.
The Brothers Quay fascinates and befuddles in their unsettling first live-action feature.
Two Mexican schoolgirls forge a frightening friendship in this morbid coming-of-age horror.
There's great chemistry between the three mates in Man Like Mobeen, which hilariously parodies being Muslim in Britain. .
An austere indie thriller depicting two women’s nerve-wracking Christmas.
A former inmate tries to find a date and ends up finding herself in this unexpected, thoughtful Irish indie.
The Ron Clark Story tells the true tale of how the titular educator, played by Matthew Perry (Friends), takes on the challenge of teaching troubled sixth graders in Harlem, New York. Far from groundbreaking, it hits all the beats of a typical teacher film: he’s plopped into unfamiliar territory, but thanks to his unconventional methods […]
Carving out a genre of its own, enter the most unusual sitcom you have ever watched. .
The master of the thrill returns to giallo in this terrifying serial killer thriller.
Nazi children reckon with their parents’ atrocities in this thought provoking, thrilling period drama .
A school’s new hire sends the town into a tizzy in this hilarious, biting satire.
A tense, fiercely political conspiracy thriller from Ken Loach that was inspired by real events.
A masterful drama where a father slowly yet surely loses control over his family.
Derek Jarman’s last testament in film, a losing battle with AIDS set on an unchanging screen of blue.
Undefeated won an Oscar but since it’s a documentary, few sadly paid attention to it. It tells the story of a football team in a poor area in Tennessee. Kids without a bright future, until the new coach arrives. Yes, that sounds like a very old, cliché tale. But keep in mind it is a […]
Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine reckon with rumors in this tragic queer classic.
Based on a true story, The Whistleblower is the biography of a once Nebraskan police officer who volunteers for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in post-war Bosnia. Once there, she uncovers a human trafficking scandal involving peacekeeping officials, and finds herself alone against a hostile system in a devastated country. Rachel Weisz plays the whistleblower in a powerful lead role, but […]
No subtitles, no translation, just Ukranian sign language and a downward spiral into violence.
A slice-of-life true-story-based film on growing old and in love. When on his own land, Craig Morrison (played by James Cromwell) starts building a more convenient house for his ailing wife Irene (Geneviève Bujold), he is faced with crippling bureaucracy. The state gives him the choice between stopping the construction or going to jail, while he […]
A fittingly energetic portrait of freestyle rap doubling as a passionate ode to pure creativity.
Director Abel Ferrara provocatively mixes the profane and the blessed to transcendent effect in this gritty interrogation of redemption.
A powerful depiction of religious sisters reckoning with faith after trauma.
Wim Wenders documents Ry Cooder’s passion project in this nostalgic tribute to traditional Cuban music.
A gripping update of a searing courtroom classic, bolstered by a stacked cast.
Equal parts journalism drama and romcom, this series is as engaging as it is entertaining.
A comprehensive tribute to a group of session musicians that humbly held the music industry together.
An old bath house reaches its end in this bizarre, eccentric experimental fantasy.
A trio of twentysomethings revel in the absurd in this darkly comic British sitcom.
The midnight sun shines light on a detective’s guilt in this chilling Norwegian crime thriller.
A lovely and faithful adaptation of the trailblazing Victorian lesbian novel.
