The entire movie takes place over the course of a week, and we see the daily routine of both Paterson and his wife, Laura . But when the pattern breaks and misfortune strikes, it will take a minor miracle to get Paterson back on the right track. From Korean director Park Chan-wook, award-winning director of Oldboy,The Handmaidenis an intense, pulse-pounding crime drama set in the early 1900s during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The film follows two women — a young Japanese lady on a secluded estate, and the Korean woman who is hired as her new handmaiden. Little does the former know, though, that the latter is conspiring with a con man to defraud the woman out of her inheritance.
A heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles and their wonderful parents. Every once in a while there are movies that expand the definition of quality film-making. A classic cowboy film with beautiful cinematography by Conrad Hall, this movie found humor and joy in the death of the West.
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The film features sit-down interviews with not just Cudi but a stack of other music industry heavyweights, including Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky and Cudi’s longtime collaborator Kanye West. Prepare for a candid look at Cudi’s story, which is marked both by huge triumphs and mental health struggles. In the ever-expanding world of music documentaries, this is one to watch. Following lovers from different backgrounds and temperaments, Pawel Pawlikowski’s historical drama is set in a ravaged, post-World War II Poland. Zula is an ambitious young singer faking a peasant identity, while Wiktor is a jazz musician holding auditions for a state-sponsored folk music ensemble. The politics are handled elegantly and the black-and-white visuals are precise and beautiful.
Peppered with songs from the stage musical’s original score, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will lift you up with optimism, hitting all the right feel-good beats. It’s hard to believe there was a time when I only recognized Chris Pratt as the lovable goofball Andy in the show Parks and Recreation. Since then, he’s established himself as a full-blown action star, appearing as the leading guy in flicks like Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World and this sci-fi thriller, The Tomorrow War. In the film, time travelers from the future visit Earth to share that mankind is losing a war against aliens.
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Brush up on some history with this insightful and incredibly inspiring true story of India’s first Olympic gold medal. The Reema Kagti-directed feature centers on India’s first national hockey team and their journey to the 1948 Summer Olympics. Mouni Roy, Amit Sadh, Vineet Kumar Singh and Kunal Kapoor star in this compelling film. Wonderstruck is a tale of two children from two different time periods who both wish for a different life. While the film’s unconventional structure might be too confusing for younger viewers, it’s filled with beautiful visuals and lovely performances. The great David Gordon Green delivered one of his most light-hearted dramedies in the 2013 Sundance hit based on the 2011 Icelandic film of the same name.
The brilliant Julia Hart co-wrote and directed this very different thriller, a crime movie told only from the POV of one character, the wife of a criminal. Rachel Brosnahan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel gives her best film performance to date as Jean, a woman who is forced to go on the run with her young child after her criminal husband goes missing. It’s a finely calibrated piece of work that reshapes an overdone genre in a way that makes it feel fresh again. When people think of the most influential Hollywood comedies of all time, this 1940 Howard Hawks hit often makes the list. You’ll witness Cary Grant at his most charismatic as Walter Burns, an editor who is watching his best reporter and ex-wife walk out the door. If you can track down copies of the Chinese director’s Still Life, A Touch of Sin, and Mountains May Depart, you really should do so.
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Eventually, Veronica finds herself teaming up with a dangerous sociopath in an attempt to break the Heathers’ tyrannical hold on the school. Check out this charming 1993 rom-com about a bisexual man who enters into a sham marriage with a Chinese woman to hide his real relationship with his gay partner. It’s a tender character study that feels now like it was ahead of its time in terms of representation. Documentarian Garrett Bradley followed the story of Sibil Fox Richardson for years as the woman sought to get her husband Rob released from prison, where he was serving a six-decade sentence for bank robbery. Bradley’s approach is both deeply empathetic and visually striking — the film unfolds in gorgeous black and white. One of the best horror films of all time is Jonathan Demme’s classic The Silence of the Lambs, a winner of Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress Oscars.
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Navigating fame and his abusive, alcoholic father proves to be next to impossible as their contentious relationship crumbles across the course of a decade. LaBeouf also stars in this semiautobiographical tale that draws from his experience with his father. Regina Hall stars in this social thriller/horror about an elite New England university that’s as old as the country itself and has just as many dark secrets. Hall plays Gail Bishop, the school’s new headmaster and the first Black person to hold the position.
It all kicks off with a con man wooing a Japanese heiress with the intention of committing her to an asylum once they’re married. If you’ve been getting into South Korean films thanks to Parasite, this is a must watch. If you’re big on colorful dance numbers, Hindu wedding rituals and swoon-worthy romances, definitely add this to your list. This romantic drama follows a young couple as they navigate married life and relationships with their families.
Small Axeis peak prestige television in that it’s not actually television at all, but instead it’s an anthology collection of five films directed bySteve McQueen. Every installment focuses on London’s West Indian community in the years between 1969 and 1982, and each stars a great group of actors that includesJohn Boyega,Letitia Wright,Jack Lowden, and more. The stories don’t overlap, but they all do a beautiful job of building out the world, and deal with issues and themes that impact the community, like police brutality, education, and what it means to be part of British society as a person of West Indian descent. On one hand, yes, five films is a lot to ask of viewers, but on the other, it just so happens that McQueen is an incredible director with a strong vision and every one is worth your time.
In this dreamy period melodrama by Eugene Ashe, Thompson plays Sylvie, an aspiring television producer in late ’50s-early ’60s New York. While working in her dad’s record shop, Sylvie meets Robert , a talented up-and-coming jazz saxophonist with big dreams of his own. Robert takes a job in the store and the two begin a friendship that blossoms into love, despite Sylvie having a fiancé who is away at war.
The scale, the visuals, the many forms of Rajinikanth going head to head with Akshay Kumar make the film a must watch. Rajkumar Santoshi’s immensely quotable cult classic about a pair of hapless slugs who hatch hare-brained schemes to get rich , remains every bit the whirlwind comedy it was when it came out decades ago. Todd Haynes’ spellbinding book adaption is as visually dazzling as it is sensitive. Haynes takes you on a deeply affecting journey by following the adventures of two deaf children across different time periods while exploring their curious connection.
Inspired by Norse mythology, How to Train Your Dragon was an instant hit with kids, adults, and movie critics. Now that more than a decade has passed since its release, we can officially call this movie a classic. The list of great Will Ferrell comedies has to include Ricky Bobby’s story, that of a NASCAR driver who falls from grace and climbs back up again. Co-written and directed by Adam McKay and featuring great supporting turns from John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen, Talladega Nights is one of Ferrell’s most consistent, wonderfully goofy comedies. No, sorry, not the Eddie Murphy remake with the fat suits but the Jerry Lewis original from all the way back in 1963. This is one of Lewis’s best, a movie that really highlights his comic timing and fearlessness in doing whatever it takes to get a laugh.