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THE STORY – An aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero. THE CAST – Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez,...

THE STORY – In a near-future world where ageing can be cured, and death is now optional, Claire, a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she’s had enough – she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her...

It seems every year performances or achievements in horror films get a wave of praise from fans of the genre, yet fail to crossover into the wider film discussion and awards conversation. Performances like Sally Hawkins’s in “Bring Her Back”...

THE STORY – A ladies man finds his life upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women. With the rules of engagement changed, he goes head-to-head with a fiery female colleague in a playful satire about what...

THE STORY – The Black Ball, inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca, is a queer vindication about three men in three different moments of Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017. THE CAST – Guitarricadelafuente, Carlos González, Miguel Bernardeau, Milo Quifes,...

Our 2008 retrospective continues with Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” starring Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Michael Kelly, Jason Butler Harner, Gattlin Griffith & Eddie Alderson. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, the film was based on actual events,...

THE STORY – After Christine’s son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up...

THE STORY – In 1916, during World War I, Pierre serves at the Belgian front alongside other comrades. Behind the trenches, the soldiers try to keep their spirits up. One day, Pierre meets the flamboyant Francis. To counter the rhetoric of...

THE STORY – On the cusp of turning 30, Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor, five childhood friends from the same estate, are suddenly forced to confront a life where their hopes and dreams haven’t materialized. They are all walking the...

THE STORY – Rwanda, 2012. In the years following the Genocide against the Tutsi, community-led trials for justice and reconciliation continue across the country. Vénéranda, a survivor, leads dialogue between victims and the families of perpetrators, helping others rebuild their lives...