Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.
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The Wolfpack
July 10-12
Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm
"Altogether fascinating . . . It has been a while since I've seen something that demands to be talked about with such urgency." Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian. This 2015 documentary, directed by Crystal Moselle, explores the lives of the Angulo brothers, the Wolfpack. Home schooled and locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, they learn about the outside world through the films that they watch.
80 minutes; R
Testament of Youth
July 17-19
Friday 6 and 8:15 pm; Saturday 4:45 pm; Sunday noon, 2:15 pm, and 4:30 pm
This powerful story is based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it is a film about young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.
129 minutes; PG-13
Infinitely Polar Bear
July 24-26
Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm
"Mark Ruffalo gives one of his most appealing performances in writer-director Maya Forbes' irresistible feature debut."Justin Chang, Variety. A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility for their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
90 minutes; R
Irrational Man
July 31-August 2
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August 7- 9
Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm
A philosophy professor in the grip of an existential crisis begins an affair with a student in the latest mystery comedy-drama written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.
96 minutes
Jimmy's Hall
August 14-16
Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm
"Ken Loach has taken a despicable episode of modern Irish history-the 1933 deportation without trial of one of its own citizens, James Gralton-and made a surprisingly lovely, heartfelt film from it with Jimmy's Hall." Scott Foundas, Variety.In 1921, Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in Ireland, where young people could come to learn, argue, and dream, but above all to dance and have fun.
109 minutes; PG-13
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