You Hurt My Feelings
A rare grown-up comedy that hits home while delivering an escape, You Hurt My Feelings has something to say about the power of both honesty and vulnerability in helping us connect.
Grand Theft Hamlet
Grand Theft Hamlet is a testament to the relentless and pure desire to make art– it might not be convenient, it might not make sense, it might not even be well-received, but that’s not going to stop those who want to make it. The result is a touching and funny doc that justifies its experiments in form.
Mickey 17
Robert Pattinson stars in this dark comedy sci-fi film from the director behind Oscar-winner Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho. Sent on a dangerous mission to colonize an icy planet, Pattinson’s character Mickey 17 is part of a “reprinting” program that ensures he’ll be cloned if he dies. When he returns home alive, he discovers there’s already two
Picture This
With her sister’s wedding on the horizon and her family playing matchmaker, a struggling photographer receives a prediction: true love and success are on the other side of her next five dates. Then her ex reappears and throws everything into chaos. From Variety‘s Courtney Howard: “Sweet, silly and sincere, director Prarthana Mohan’s spin has a
Vermiglio
Set in the Italian alps during the last days of WWII, Italy’s selection for the Academy Awards tells the story of a war deserter who looks for refuge in a local family and falls in love with their oldest daughter. Visually stunning with scenes rendered to look like they came from the Carravagio painter the
I’m Still Here
An inspiring historical drama about the resilience of the human spirit and the life-affirming power of forgiveness. I’m Still Here delivers a hopeful message that even in the darkest times, good can triumph over evil.
Sugarcane
Nominated for an Academy Award, the National Geographic documentary is an investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school in Canada, which provoked a reckoning at the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. From the New York Time‘s Alissa Wilkinson: “…it’s immersive and incredibly beautiful, shot like poetry and scored by Mali Obomsawin. The result
A Complete Unknown
Just as Timothy Chalamet took home the SAG Award for his role as Bob Dylan, the Best Picture contender arrives on premium streaming platforms like Apple and Fandango at Home (at $24.99!). The quasi-authorized biopic zeroes in on Dylan’s early rise to fame and the people and events that shaped him. Watch it with someone
Memes & Nightmares
With a satirical nod to true crime docs, Memes & Nightmares follows two of the NBA’s biggest social media personalities as they set out to investigate why one of the most popular memes, the J.R. Smith Squinting Meme, disappeared completely from the internet. It’s a crash course in digital fandom and social media management, and
Mufasa: The Lion King
Rare is the film that will reward both the kids and grandparents for making a night of it at the movies, but Mufasa delivers the kind of awe and majesty that will make the younger generations understand why the older ones are so nostalgic about movie theaters. Told with stunning, photorealistic animation, Mufasa takes us