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- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenMagnus MillangFour high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.An incredibly grounded and realistic film with a wild premise that completely belies it. It could have so easily been an all-out balls to the wall style comedy but it's actually an incredibly tender, heartfelt and life-affirming movie. It don't half make you want a drink though.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna BajramiOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.Gorgeous, romantic and incredibly bittersweet - you're completely taken along for the ride in this beautiful period piece. Starts somewhat tensely before that boils over and gives way to a swooning love affair.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDelroy LindoJonathan MajorsClarke PetersFour black veterans battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Viet Nam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.Collage moviemaking turns this from a simple film to a cinematic experience that geniusly illustrates how African-Americans are still fighting many of the same fights they did back around the Vietnam War.
- DirectorPete DocterKemp PowersStarsJamie FoxxTina FeyGraham NortonJoe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.A tender and enjoyable Pixar movie that strays a little too closely to the superior Inside Out to be considered a true classic, but it's nonetheless a poignant achievement.
- DirectorMax BarbakowStarsAndy SambergCristin MiliotiJ.K. SimmonsStuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.A wonderful, innovative take on the Groundhog Day premise with a surprisingly deep performance from Andy Samberg.
- DirectorRadha BlankStarsRadha BlankPeter KimOswin BenjaminRadha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.A Woody Allen-style semi-autobiographical comedy about art, culture and finding happiness amongst it. Super enjoyable.
- DirectorJason WolinerStarsSacha Baron CohenMaria BakalovaTom HanksBorat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.While not as outright funny (or offensive) as the first movie, it's still an incredible achievement. Mostly with how it strings a plot through 2020 USA at the same time of showing a wonderful father-daughter relationship between Borat and Tutar.
- DirectorAndrew PattersonStarsSierra McCormickJake HorowitzGail CronauerOne night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.Low-fi sci-fi that dials up the drama and intrigue with every passing scene. Possesses a knack for Sorkin-esque walky talkiness and has some great young lead actors.
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsAlia ShawkatJohn MagaroDylan SmithA skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business.A fascinating and interesting story about pioneering America that does indeed revolve around the First Cow.
- DirectorThomas KailStarsLin-Manuel MirandaPhillipa SooLeslie Odom Jr.The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.Captures all the excitement and drama of this world-best musical.