Firebrand
USA | 2023 | 120 min | English | d.s. Previous Next Firebrand is a historical drama based on the novel “Queen’s Gambit” by Elizabeth Fremantle. The film focuses on Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law), who is appointed regent while the king leads his army in France. […]
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Photographer Ernest Cole, born in 1940 in South Africa, took his camera to the streets in the late 1950s to document the injustices of life under Apartheid. He was inspired to become a photographer after seeing a book of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s images of Moscow. Later, in exile in New York, Cole’s anger became visible in his photographs of America during the 1970s and 1980s. His images of Black people in New York City and the South reflect suffering, resilience, exhaustion, and joy.
Doubles
Ian Harnarine’s heartwarming, passionate debut feature is a true love letter to Trinidad and Tobago.
A Different Man
A dramedy about Edward Lemuel (Sebastian Stan), a shy and sensitive man living with facial disfigurement caused by neurofibromatosis. Edward’s only work to date has been acting in an instructional video about treating co-workers with facial disfigurements.
Critical Zone
Another film from Iran that had to be shot clandestinely. Drug dealer Amir (Amir Poosti) roams the streets of Tehran, supplying his clients. Living alone with his horny bulldog, Mr. Fred, his nightly journeys take him to the most unexpected places, where he encounters a diverse array of people from all walks of life: a yoga teacher, transgender prostitutes, a hospital patient, and flight attendants who double as drug mules.
Conclave
A tense papal election thriller filled with humor and suspense, Conclave boasts a top-tier cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. Following the death of the Pope, the search for a new leader reveals the divisions within the conclave, as factions compete to either push Catholicism forward or pull it back.
Boléro
France, Italy | 1967 | 101 min | French | e.s. Previous Next Boléro offers a free interpretation of the life of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Raphaël Personnaz stars as Ravel, navigating his most famous composition and the strong women who surrounded him. Ironically, Ravel himself didn’t much like Boléro, the piece that would bring him […]
Bird
A story of children raising children. The complete absence of anything resembling structure is normal for them. Bird is told from the viewpoint of 12-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams), who is growing up in an unconventional family with her brother, Hunter (Jason Buda). Their extravagantly tattooed father, Bud (Barry Keoghan), is a pretty good dad – if only because he actually talks to his kids.
Beloved tropic
Panama, Colombia | 2024 | 108 min | Spanish | e.s. Previous Next Ana Endara’s marvelous feature debut, set in Panama City. Ana María is a pregnant Colombian immigrant, without a visa or money. She dutifully works in elder care but remains isolated from the outside world. One day, she is hired to care for […]
Belle de Jour
The 50th anniversary release of Luis Buñuel’s dark, beautiful, and somewhat surreal tale demonstrates the film’s enduring significance. Séverine (Catherine Deneuve, then 27 years old) is married to the handsome surgeon Pierre (Jean Soire); they look like the ideal couple on the surface. Their apartment shows exquisite taste; everything has its place, but Pierre’s place is not in his wife’s bed.