October Sky
Directed Joe Johnston, 1999
PG; 108 minutes
“October Sky is a sensational character-driven story with a strong narrative and great visual style.” —Paul Tatara, CNN.com
Directed Joe Johnston, 1999
PG; 108 minutes
“October Sky is a sensational character-driven story with a strong narrative and great visual style.” —Paul Tatara, CNN.com
Directed Robert Zemeckis, 1994
PG-13; 142 minutes
“I can't think of anyone else as Gump, after seeing how [Tom] Hanks makes him into a person so dignified, so straight-ahead. The performance is a breathtaking balancing act between comedy and sadness, in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truths.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Directed by Cindy Meehl
Documentary; 93 minutes
“[James Grashow’s] The Cathedral embodies everything that’s lovely about his work—its impishness, its openheartedness and its darkness, too—and Jimmy & the Demons captures all of that with a spirit that matches its subject.” —Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times
Directed by Ryuya Suzuki
Animation; 93 minutes; Japanese with English subtitles
"There's nothing like Jinsei being produced in Japanese cinema right now, whether by major studios or smaller indies." —Alicia Haddick, scrmbl.com
Directed by Daniel Roher
R; 109 minutes
“Writer-director Daniel Roher’s Tuner confirms that Leo Woodall is one of our most charismatic young stars.” —Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal
Niki (Leo Woodall), a gifted piano tuner, discovers that his meticulous skills also include an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. Desperate to help his mentor (Dustin Hoffman), Niki gets involved in the dangerous world of heists, jeopardizing his life and his new romance with pianist Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu).
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
R; 100 minutes
“A film that could have settled for being a masterclass in technique, but instead goes deeper, exploring questions of artistry, authorship, legacy.” —Bob Mondello, NPR
Directed Phil Alden Robinson, 1989
PG; 107 minutes
“Field of Dreams sustains a dreamy mood in which the idea of baseball is distilled to its purest essence: a game that stands for unsullied innocence in a cruel, imperfect world.” —Variety
Directed by Katie Aselton
NR; 80 minutes
“For a film about letting go, much of Magic Hour is bound to stick.” — Stephen Saito, Variety
Committed couple Erin (Katie Aselton, The League) and Charlie (Daveed Diggs, Hamilton, Blindspotting) escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship in this intimate drama with a magical realist twist.
Directed by Cole Webley
PG-13; 83 minutes
“Intimate in its scope, yet emotionally monumental, this debut feature by director Cole Webley...resonates for how spontaneously the interactions seem to unfold, as if sparked by reality in front of the camera.” —Carlos Aguilar, Variety
Directed by Olivier Assayas
NR; 152 minutes
“The Wizard of the Kremlin is a loud, bold film that is held together by the quiet performance at its center.” —Steve Pond, TheWrap