Directed by Steven Spielberg, 1982
PG; 115 minutes

A lonely boy befriends a homesick alien stranded on Earth and attempts to help him find his way home. Meanwhile, a group of government scientists attempt to capture the benevolent visitor for research.

Darol Olu Kae, Jen Everett, Don Thomas, Jamie Robertson, and Dana Washington
NR; Shorts series; 60 minutes

Mining Memories: Black Radical Archival Practices is a series of five short films exploring the various ways filmmakers engage with Black memory and archives. Each film demonstrates the power of experimentation, utilizing archival sources that range from personal to institutional. Together, the films offer a poetic reflection on time, introspection, and politics of the world we live in.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom
NR; 121 minutes

“Like nearly all of [Michael] Winterbottom’s work, this film judiciously balances earnestness with more visceral concerns, and mostly hits the right notes.” — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter

Directed by Masayuki Suô
PG; Japanese with English Subtitles; 137 minutes

“Shall We Dance? combines the best elements of old-fashioned ‘gotta dance’ romance with the courage it takes to overcome strict behavioral boundaries, both self-imposed and societal.” —Ann Hornaday, Austin American-Statesman

Directed by Wes Anderson
PG-13; 105 minutes

“Less conceptually quirky than the eccentric auteur’s recent Asteroid City, but no less profound, The Phoenician Scheme once again finds [Wes] Anderson incorporating existential matters into a seemingly satirical form.” —Peter Debruge, Variety

Directed by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
NR; 93 minutes

“[Hot Milk] is a complicated soup of moods and ideas, and the film is always in danger of drifting out into a sea of ambiguity. . . But the fierce sinew of [Fiona] Shaw’s performance gives the film some shape and keeps it grounded.” —Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Directed by Bong Joon Ho, 2003
NR; 132 minutes
Pay-what-you-can, tickets available online here

Directed by Elaine May, 1987
PG-13; 107 minutes
Pay-what-you-can tickets, available here

As part of the "Elaine May in May" series, the Fort Worth Film Club presents Ishtar.

Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Benedict Andrews
from The Young Vic
R; 203 minutes

"An absolute knock-out. Raw, emotional, and deeply unsettling." —The Telegraph (UK)

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece.