A deeply affecting drama with excellent ensemble performances, including a particularly strong turn from Andrew Scott in the lead.
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- A story of survival and silence, follow the lone survivor of a plane crash in the Arctic and his journey to find rescue.
- Tim Burton’s 2003 fantasy stars Ewan McGregor as a charming storyteller whose larger-than-life tales strain his relationship with his son (Billy Crudup).
- Melanie Laurent's sensitive and devastating film about a tempestuous relationship between two young French women.
- Vincent Gallo's blackly comedic study of male narcissism with one of the funniest opening sequences you will ever see.
- The first Dogme 95 film—and perhaps the best—is this searing family drama from Thomas Vinterberg,
Cure
Kyua
Apparently hypnosis isn't just for smoking cessation. A slow burning horror masterpiece.- During a cold midwestern winter, pregnant police chief (Frances McDormand) investigates a series of vicious murders that she is determined to solve.
- Charles Vidor's 1946 film noir showcases Rita Hayworth at her best. Introduced on screen with a perfect hair flip, she locks horns with an old flame (Glenn Ford) as both contend with sinister criminals in post-war Buenos Aires.
- Patrick Wang's tender and empathetic study of a family fractured by tragedy.
- Robert Siodmak's classic film noir based on a Hemingway short story. Burt Lancaster makes his film debut as the target of two hitmen while Ava Gardener smolders as the cold-hearted femme fatale.
- The story of Rocky Dennis, starring Cher, Eric Stoltz and Sam Elliott. Great performances all around. Cher won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for this role.
- The coming-of-age story of Chiron, a young Black man growing up in an impoverished neighbourhood of Miami.
- Based on a NASA engineers' autobiography, Homer Hickam dreams of the stars instead of the life in a coal mine that his father wants for him.
Past Lives
Nos Vies Passées
Childhood friends in South Korea are separated when one family emigrates. Years later they re-connect in New York. Canada's Celine Song directs a sensitive love story on how love, distance, language, time and life choices can both connect and…- A documentary about Gene Wilder's life, career and collaborations as an actor/director. It examines a comedic sensibility that could shift from vulnerability (The Producers) to vaguely sinister (Willa Wonka) to totally unhinged (Young Frankenstein)…
- Navigating the complexities of humanity and relationships, follow an alien who has crash-landed in a small town and needs to adapt fast, all while trying to carry out a secret mission and avoid being charged with murder.
SCTV
Volume 1
Second City Television is a classic Canadian comedy sketch show featuring John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and more.- A documentary about artists making their own space hidden within the local shopping mall.
- Sometimes playing games with an embalmed hand can go wrong. Scary Australian fun from the Philippou brothers.
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