Love, Brooklyn

Directed by Rachael Holder
NR; 97 minutes

“A low-key romantic odyssey that simmers with intimate heat while acting as a loving character study of the beloved, always evolving neighborhood.” —Murtada Elfadl, Variety

A writer (André Holland) navigates complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery owner (Nicole Beharie), and his current lover, a newly single mother (DeWanda Wise), with the support of his best friend (Roy Wood Jr.). A modern romance set against Brooklyn’s rapidly changing landscape, the film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

I Am Love

Directed by Luca Guadagnino, 2009
R; Italian with English subtitles; 120 minutes

“The grand architecture of Milan and the icy rhythms of composer John Adams set the tone for this elegant Italian drama about the suffocating power of family, wealth, and tradition.” —J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Directed by Federico Fellini, 1963
NR; Italian with English subtitles; 138 minutes

is the best film ever made about filmmaking.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Psycho

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1960
R; 108 minutes

Psycho comes nearer to attaining an exhilarating balance between content and style than anything Hitchcock has done in years. Of course, it is a very minor work. But its virtues of tension, surprise, virtuosity, and control are all major ones.” —Peter John Dyer, Sight & Sound, 1960

Vertigo

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1958
PG; 129 minutes

“Alfred Hitchcock tops his own fabulous record for suspense with Vertigo, a super-tale of murder, madness and mysticism that stars James Stewart and Kim Novak.” —Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter, 1958