Alternating between the unique vantage points of the Jews, the Arabs, and the British, director Elie Chouraqui’s historical drama Read More »
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Jumping Ash AKA Tiu fai (1976) Po-Chih Leong, Josephine Siao, Sing Chen, Michael Wai-Man Chan
The battle between two gangs starts off in Amsterdam, where one of the gang leaders is murdered. Read More »
Road Games (2015) Abner Pastoll, Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frédéric Pierrot
The sun drenched days of summer turn dark and ominous for hitchhiking duo Jack and Véronique Read More »
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936) George King, Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, D.J. Williams
To all outward appearances merely a kind-hearted money lender, Stephen Hawke is in reality the “Spinebreaker:” a fiend who kills the rich for their valuables. Read More »
Sankofa (1993) Haile Gerima, Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation Read More »
Brass Monkey (1948) Thornton Freeland, Carroll Levis, Carole Landis, Herbert Lom
Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder. Read More »
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Jim Sharman, Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
It’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when their car halts in the rain. Read More »
No Resting Place (1951) Paul Rotha, Michael Gough, Eithne Dunne, Noel Purcell
Alex Kyle is an Irish Traveller. Whilst out poaching he is disturbed by the local gamekeeper. Read More »
Enchanted April (1992) Mike Newell, Alfred Molina, Joan Plowright, Miranda Richardson
This slow-paced gem is about the civilizing influence of Italy on beleaguered Londoners both male and female and has its own civilizing influence on the viewer. Read More »
In My Father’s Den (2004) Brad McGann, Matthew Macfadyen, Miranda Otto, Emily Barclay
Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. Read More »