Between the Temples
(2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Nathan Silver)
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein, Matthew Shear, Dolly de Leon
A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection in this unorthodox comedy from Nathan Silver.
Bless Their Little Hearts
(1984. Fiction: Drama. Director: Billy Woodberry)
Starring: Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore
A key masterpiece of the L.A. Rebellion, Bless Their Little Hearts distills the social concerns and aesthetics of that trailblazing movement in African American cinema. Searching for steady work, Charlie Banks views his chronic unemployment as a kind of spiritual trial. But selling a few catfish can’t sustain a family of five while his wife, Andais, works to support them with dignity. Unable to face his own failures, Charlie finds solace in an affair that threatens his marriage, children, and everything he holds dear. Bless Their Little Hearts showcases director Billy Woodberry’s attentive eye and sensitivity to real-life issues, making for an agonizingly beautiful film that ranks as “one of the great domestic cataclysms of modern movies” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker).
The Critic
(2024. Fiction: Mystery. Director: Anand Tucker)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville
Academy Award® Nominee Ian McKellen stars as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences.
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12
(2024. Fiction: Television Series.)
Starring: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Tracey Ullman, J.B. Smoove, Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, Vince Vaughn
Larry accidentally champions an important political cause, takes part in a country club controversy, and attempts to restore his public image in the 12th and final season of this hit HBO comedy series. Includes the episodes: Atlanta; The Lawn Jockey; Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug; Disgruntled; Fish Stuck; The Gettysburg Address; The Dream Scheme; The Colostomy Bag; Ken/Kendra; No Lessons Learned.
Fallen Leaves
(2023. Fiction: Foreign Comedy. Director: Aki Kaurismaki)
Starring: Alma Poysti, Jussi Vatanen
Ansa and Holappa, two lonely souls in search of their first love, meet by chance in a local karaoke bar. However, the pair’s path to happiness is beset by numerous obstacles from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, and a charming stray dog.
The 4:30 Movie
(2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Kevin Smith)
Starring: Austin Zajur, Siena Agudong, Reed Northrup, Nicholas Cirillo, Ken Jeong, Kate Micucci, Ming Chen, Method Man, Betty Aberlin, Ralph Garman, Sam Richardson, Genesis Rodriguez, Jeff Anderson, Justin Long, Harley Quinn Smith, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Ernest O’Donnell
Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story set in the summer of 1986 that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.
I Used to be Funny
(2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Ally Pankiw)
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Caleb Hearon, Sabrina Jalees, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind
I Used to Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teens’ sudden disappearance. Writer/director Ally Pankiw’s debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.
In a Violent Nature
(2024. Fiction: Horror. Director: Chris Nash)
Starring: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Reece Presley, Liam Leone, Charlotte Creaghan, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Sam Roulston, Alexander Oliver, Timothy McCarthy, Lauren Taylor, Hailey Imany
When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombs a rotting corpse, the body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving the stolen pendant.
NCIS Season 21
(2024. Fiction: Television Series)
Starring: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen, Wilmer Valderrama, Diona Reasonover, Gary Cole, Katrina Law
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Special Agent Alden Parker, a quirky former FBI agent who solves his cases with calm professionalism and sharp, sarcastic charm, leads the NCIS team. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
Paper Moon
(1973. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Peter Bogdanovich)
Starring: Ryan O’Neil, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman)
Maverick director Peter Bogdanovich affectionately recreates the world of the 1930s Dust Bowl in this beloved, briskly entertaining chronicle of one of cinema’s unlikeliest crime sprees. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal (who became the youngest-ever Oscar winner for her spark-plug performance) play off each other with almost musical agility as a Bible-hawking con man and the precocious, recently orphaned tomboy who falls into his care and soon rivals her newfound father figure’s skill as a swindler.
Patrick and the Whale
(2022. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: Mark Fletcher)
Starring: Patrick Dykstra
Patrick Dykstra is a man who has dedicated his life to his great passion – diving with and filming whales. Over the years, Patrick has learned how whales communicate, how they perceive other creatures in the water, and how they behave in his immediate presence.
Reagan
(2024. Fiction: Drama. Director: Sean McNamara)
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Kevin Dilion, David Henrie, Mena Suvari
Dennis Quaid delivers a tour-de-force performance as 40th U.S. President Ronald Reagan in this cinematic journey that encapsulates the spirit of the American dream. From his small-town roots to the glitter of Hollywood where he meets actress Jane Wyman and Warner Brothers’ studio president Jack Warner, Reagan’s incredible story culminates in obtaining the presidency with the support of his loving wife Nancy. Told through the voice of a former KGB agent (Oscar® winner* Jon Voight), Reagan offers a unique perspective as it is captivating.
Terrifier
(2018. Fiction: Horror. Director: Damien Leone)
Starring: Jenna Kanell, David Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi, Catherine Corcoran, Pooya Mohseni
Based on a character from the cult anthology, All Hallows Eve, the gory 80’s slasher throwback takes place on Halloween night as the demented Art the Clown sets his sights on terrorizing two girls and anyone else that gets in his way.
Terrifier 2
(2022. Fiction: Horror. Director: Damien Leone)
Starring: Griffin Santopietro, Jenna Kanell, Felissa Rose, David Howard Thornton, Catherine Corcoran, Lauren LaVera, Chris Jericho, Tamara Glynn, Samantha Scaffidi
Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County to terrorize a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.
Treasure
(2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Julia Von Heinz)
Starring: Lena Dunham, Stephen Fry, Sbigniew Zamachowsky)
An American journalist Ruth who travels to Poland with her father Edek to visit his childhood places. But Edek, a Holocaust survivor, resists reliving his trauma and sabotages the trip creating unintentionally funny situations.