October 19th, 2012: The Constant Gardener
Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) is a diplomat stationed in Kenya. His wife (Rachel Weisz) is raped and murdered by “bandits”, but Quayle knows there’s something wrong with the whole affair, that she was...
View ArticleNovember 11th, 2012: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
At the start of the Great War, Herr Mueller (Russell Gleason) whips Paul (Lew Ayres) and the rest of his class into a frenzy promising them glory, quick victory, and the honor of serving their country...
View ArticleNovember 13th, 2012: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Disgraced secret agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) must find out who the mole in MI6 is.
View ArticleDecember 8th, 2012: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), the editor of Elle, is left with the use of only one eye after a massive stroke. Jean-Do, as he’s known, retreats into his memories and fantasies while learning...
View ArticleJanuary 21st, 2013: Hugo (2011)
Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a Paris train station, an orphan whose uncle Claude (Ray Winstone) is a drunk who is supposed to keep the clocks of the station running. Cabret...
View ArticleMarch 9th, 2013: The Professionals (1966)
Texas millionaire Joe Grant (Ralph Bellamy) hires a group of mercenaries to rescue his wife Maria (Claudia Cardinale) from the hands of bandit Jesus Raza (Jack Palance), who is holding her in Mexico....
View ArticleMay 4th, 2013: Frost/Nixon (2008)
Lightweight TV interviewer David Frost (Michael Sheen) engages in a prolonged game of cat and mouse while interviewing (and setting up the interviews) with disgraced former President Richard Nixon...
View ArticleMay 10th, 2013: Mary Poppins (1964)
In Edwardian England, the Banks family is in trouble. Mr. Banks (David Tomlinson) is a cold and distant banker who wants order in his family. Mrs. Banks (Glynis Johns) is wrapped up in her work...
View ArticleJune 12th, 2013: The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
A pair of British NCOs in 1800s India (Michael Caine and Sean Connery) leave the service and journey to an extremely remote section of Afghanistan, never seen by white men (or at least none who lived...
View ArticleJune 26th: Cidade de Deus aka City of God (2002)
The story of the slums of Rio De Janeiro told through the eyes of two brothers.
View ArticleJuly 6th, 2013: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
During the Great War, T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent by British Intelligence to investigate the Arab revolt against the Turks and ends up organizing and leading guerrilla forces to great success.
View ArticleAugust 7th, 2013: The Thin Red Line (1998)
U.S. Army units arrive in Guadalcanal in a large push to break Japanese resistance.
View ArticleSeptember 3rd, 2013: Shane (1953)
Shane (Alan Ladd) begins working for Joe Starett (Van Heflen) a "sodbuster" who, along with his fellows, faces relentless pressure to clear off the land by cattleman Morgan Ryker (John Dierkes). What...
View ArticleOctober 31st, 2013: Meet Me In St. Louis
It's 1903 and the St. Louis World's Fair is a year away. The Smiths are comfortably settled in their neighborhood...until patriarch Alonzo (Leon Ames) announces the family will be moving to New York,...
View ArticleNovember 11th, 2013: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
At the start of the Great War, Herr Mueller (Russell Gleason) whips Paul (Lew Ayres) and the rest of his class into a frenzy promising them glory, quick victory, and the honor of serving their country...
View ArticleNovember 13th, 2013: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Disgraced secret agent George Smiley (Gary Oldman) must find out who the mole in MI6 is.
View ArticleNovember 14th, 2013: Toy Story 3
Each Toy Story film involves the idea of toys that come to life whenever humans aren’t around, and each film puts the toys into a crisis they must work together to solve. This time the crisis is that...
View ArticleDecember 8th, 2013: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), the editor of Elle, is left with the use of only one eye after a massive stroke. Jean-Do, as he’s known, retreats into his memories and fantasies while learning...
View ArticleDecember 11th, 2013: Goodfellas (1990)
The life of Henry Hill is depicted as he becomes the gangster he always wanted to be.
View ArticleJanuary 23rd, 2014: Stand by Me
A writer (Richard Dreyfuss) recalls the time he and his childhood friends head off to find the body of a missing teenager.
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