The sons of celebrity chef Todd English, themselves restaurant owners, set out to unearth how the food on our plates is connected to education, health, industrial imports, and climate. Zooming in on a few eye opening and hopeful stories, the film serves to better connect us to what we are eating, how our food system
Leave it to the British to pivot a “cozy detective drama” around a priest, in this case the titular Father Brown, who has a gift for solving complex murder mysteries in the bucolic yet ceaselessly murder-inspiring Cotswolds. This season, a parishoner drops dead after sampling a nun’s wine at a fair. Expect guest stars from
A filmed version of the comedian’s new 90-minute stand-up special from New York’s Town Hall Theater gets up close and person as she focuses on intimacy, “coming of age” and sex. From the Washington Post: ” It’s a blisteringly intellectual, deeply funny sermon examining the absurdity of our longest-held notions about the power dynamics of
Inside an Estonian smoke sauna in a forest, a group of women confess their secrets and intimate experiences as a form of cleansing both body and soul as a ritual that helps them embrace the healing power of sisterhood. From the UK Observer’s Wendy Ide: “It’s an intense watch; at times infectiously hilarious, at others
A historical K-drama from the creator of the popular The Crowned Clown, Captivating the King follows “Grand Prince Jinhan” after he returns to his hostile royal family after a Qing-mandated exile, and becomes captivated by an elusive woman who is concealing a vengeful secret. K-drama fans will want to sample this one, but British royal
Set in a bleak near-future London where subsidized housing has disappeared, a community called The Kitchen refuses to move out. A man desperate to find a way out forges a bond with a 12-year-old who’s lost his mother in this potent sci-fi thriller directed by Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and
Suffering from bouts of sleepwalking, Lorna (Ruth Wilson) finds a woman’s corpse in her house, and an investigation into the murder of a priest leads him back to her in this binge-worthy UK mystery that delves into Catholic Church coverups and the definition of sanity and autonomy. Starring Ruth Wilson. The London Times critic thought
A witty and outlandish animated musical comedy for grownups about a Princess of Hell named Charlie (Erika Henningsen) who sets out to rehabilitate demons so that they can find their way into Heaven. Voiced by Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Kimiko Glenn, Keith David, Blake Roman, and Alex Brightman also star.
A whimsical romantic comedy that won the Cannes Jury Prize, this is Finland’s entry into this year’s Oscars. Part of director Aki Kaurismäki Proletariat Trilogy, which explores the lives of the working class across Finland with deadpan humor, Fallen Leaves is narrated by a stray dog, who sheds light on the obstacle course thrown in
A clever, critically-praised 6-part police drama set in Northern Ireland that follows three probationary officers in Belfast (Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff). From the Guardian: “It leaves so many tantalising threads just waiting to unravel. What’s real, and what is a setup? What counts as courage, and what is plain stupidity? By the