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Affliction (Blu-ray, 1997; Dir: Paul Schrader; Starring: Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek)
“A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.” Read more…
Moon Garden (DVD, Drama; Dir: Ryan S. Harris; Starring: Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Haven Lee Harris)
”If writer-director Ryan Stevens Harris' story is somewhat less compelling than his bizarrely transfixing visuals, Moon Garden remains a mind-bending achievement of dark DIY fantasy.” Read more…
Which Brings Me to You (DVD, Romance; Dir: Peter Hutchings; Starring: Lucy Hale, Nat Wolff, John Gallagher Jr.)
”Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak, on the off chance that this fling might be the real thing.” Read more…
The Early Films of Asghar Farhadi (Blu-ray, 2003/’04, Iran; Dir: Asghar Farhadi)
“From master director Asghar Farhadi (Academy Award winners for Best International Film, THE SALESMAN and A SEPARATION), Film Movement presents his first two films, DANCING IN THE DUST and BEAUTIFUL CITY, restored and released as a double feature on Blu Ray for the first time ever in North America.” Read more…
The Invisible Fight (DVD, 2023, Estonia; Dir: Rainer Sarnet; Starring: Ursel Tilk, Ester Kuntu, Kaarel Pogga)
“After surviving a deadly attack, a guard on the Soviet-Chinese border decides to become a monk but must continually prove along the way that he’s capable of becoming the enlightened man he set out to be.” Read more…
Yuni (DVD, 2021, Indonesia; Dir: Kamila Andini; Starring: Arawinda Kirana, Asmara Abigail, Sekar Sari)
“In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.” Read more…
New Docs
Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance (DVD, 1970-77; Dir: Arthur J. Bressan Jr.)
“Documentary about the gay rights movement during the year of 1977, capturing the intersections of diversity in queer life; from vox pop style interviews with lesbian feminists, street drag queens, and straight allies to taking a look at the fight against Anita Bryant and her notorious “Save Our Children” campaign.” Read more…
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (DVD, 2022; Dir: Andy Brown/Brian Lindstrom)
“The never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. The documentary charts her troubled adolescence through her meteoric rise in the music world and early tragic death. Featuring Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Fleet Foxes, David Geffen, and more.” Read more…
New Series
Do the Right Thing (Blu-ray, 1989; Dir: Spike Lee; Starring: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee)
“Smart, vibrant, and urgent without being didactic, Do the Right Thing is one of Spike Lee's most fully realized efforts -- and one of the most important films of the 1980s.” Read more…
New Foreign
Fallen Leaves (DVD, 2023, Finland; Dir: Aki Kaurismäki; Starring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytäinen)
“In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.” Read more…
The Peasants (DVD, 2023, Poland; Dir: DK Welchman/Hugh Welchman; Starring: Kamila Urzedowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Miroslaw Baka)
“Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.” Read more…
The Lincoln Project (DVD, 2022)
“Five-part documentary series takes viewers inside the war rooms of the SuperPAC of former elite Republican strategists and consultants who joined forces for the sole purpose of saving democracy by bringing down Donald Trump.” Read more…
Spector (DVD, 2022)
“In 2003, a 911 call reported the fatal shooting of a woman at the home of one of the most important figures in pop music in 20th century, the legendary music producer, Phil Spector.” Read more…
The Act (DVD, 2019; Starring: Patricia Arquette, Joey King, AnnaSophia Robb)
“A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with the first season following Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother.” Read more…