Parallel Mothers

“Oscar-caliber screenwriting and direction and easily one of Almodóvar's best films.” Dwight Brown, National Newspaper Publishers Association.
“From opening frame to closing titles, this is resoundingly, exquisitely, the Penélope Cruz show. But with a lesson in Spanish history.” Kevin Maher, Times (UK).
122 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles
 

France

“Amid the film's riotous satire involving tricked-out news and political distortions, Dumont plants a melancholy melodrama of an identity crisis.” Richard Brody, New Yorker.


A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life overturned by a freak car accident.
133 minutes; French with English subtitles

Drive My Car

In this quiet masterpiece, Ryusuke Hamaguchi considers grief, love, work and the soul-sustaining, life-shaping power of art.” Manohla Dargis, New York Times.


Highly praised by critics and already appearing on the Best of 2021 lists, this adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short story Drive My Car is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace.
180 minutes; Japanese with English subtitles
 

The Tragedy of Macbeth

“Joel Coen's triumphant film of Shakespeare's tragedy astounds on every level, with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, two acting titans, playing an aging couple taking their last shot at murderous ambition. You can't take your eyes off them.”  Peter Travers, ABC News.
R; 105 minutes
 

The Hudsucker Proxy

Written and directed by the Coen brothers, this wacky farce tells the tale of a greedy executive (Paul Newman) who hopes to take control of the company he works for by purchasing a majority share—but he must first devalue the stock. To further his plan, he convinces the board to appoint a know-nothing recent graduate (Tim Robbins), but the plot backfires when the new guy’s latest invention succeeds. 
PG; 111 minutes

The Souvenir Part II

“Joanna Hogg's film is a work of understated warmth, profound emotional complexity, and eminently British dry humor.” Pat Brown, Slant Magazine

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic but manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him by making her graduation film and sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction. 
R; 106 minutes
 

Paper and Glue

Using unexpected canvases, the artist JR intends to give a global voice to everyday people through a genre-blending combination of public art, photography, and large-format spectacle.

94 minutes
 

Benedetta

“A gleefully lurid period-piece look at sapphic lust and religious rot.” Stephen Garrett, Observer.

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair, but it's her shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its very core. 
NR (graphic sexual content); 131 minutes
 

Julia

“The nonfiction film its subject deserves (no offense, Meryl Streep), a buoyant evocation of the life of Julia Child that's infused with uncommon intelligence and enhanced by voluptuous images of food.” Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal.

Becoming Cousteau

This dazzling documentary follows the many journeys of Jacques Cousteau as we explore his past along with his achievements as an explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author, and researcher. The film features never-before-seen 4K footage of Cousteau, with exclusive access to The Cousteau Society archives.