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1) Babygirl
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A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
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The past collides with our precarious present in Academy Award winner Steve McQueen's bravura documentary OCCUPIED CITY, informed by the book "Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945)" written by Bianca Stigter. McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest. What emerges is both devastating and...
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Based on the novel by Michel Faber, UNDER THE SKIN examines human experience from the perspective of an unforgettable heroine (Scarlett Johansson) who grows too comfortable in her borrowed skin, until she is abducted into humanity with devastating results. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best British Film. Nominated for Best International Film at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Nominated for a Golden Lion at the **Venice Film Festival**....
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From the **Oscar** winning producers of *Amy* comes a riveting look at the meteoric rise of seminal 90's rock band *Oasis*, immersing us in the raucous rock stars’ fast-paced world of electrifying music, wild debauchery, and epic fraternal feuding. Winner of Best Documentary at the **UK Empire Awards**. "*Supersonic" boasts an ear-blasting, you-are-there immediacy, utilizing a treasure trove of archival photos and footage to make you feel present.*"...
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Smart, elegant, and deeply moving, THE CHILDREN ACT stars two-time **Academy Award**-winner Emma Thompson in a powerful and riveting performance as Fiona Maye, a British High Court judge who, in the midst of a marital crisis, must rule on a life-changing legal case concerning the survival of a teenage boy. Fiona is intensely dedicated to her profession, never finding time to have her own children while fully assuming the immense responsibility of...
6) Climax
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From director Gaspar Noé comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In CLIMAX, a troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse. Following an unforgettable opening performance lit by virtuoso cinematographer Benoît Debie and shot by Noé himself, the troupe begins an all-night celebration that turns nightmarish...
7) Slow West
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Mysterious and murderous Silas (Michael Fassbender) helps a lovelorn young man (Kodi Smit-McPhee) across the American frontier to find his lost love. Along the way, they are pursued by an outlaw (Ben Mendelsohn) in this acclaimed modern western. Winner of a World Cinema - Dramatic Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*A western fable with an often dreamlike vibe, "Slow West" proves to be a surprisingly sly tale of passion, greed and survival.*"...
8) C'mon C'mon
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Johnny (Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.
9) The whale
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A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
10) The Exception
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Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War II thriller as a wary soldier (Jai Courtney) goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch (Christopher Plummer) at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman (Lily James). Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*The superb English stage director David Leveaux keeps the pacing taut while creating space...
11) The inspection
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In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense...
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Two girls must fight a mysterious evil force at a deserted prep school in this terrifying horror film starring Emma Roberts and Lucy Boynton. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*Few horror debuts unnerve and fascinate as much as this one.*" - Alan Scherstuhl, ***Village Voice*** *"The Blackcoat's Daughter" is a self-contained tale of evil that knows exactly what it's doing.*" - Adam Graham, ***Detroit News***
13) Pi
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The propulsive, groundbreaking debut from visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). Pulsing through New York City, a paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. Pushed to his limits, he spirals between brilliance and obsession in his frenzied search for meaning.
14) The lovers
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Mary and Michael are a long married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
15) Moonlight
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A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
16) Laggies
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A comedy about acting your age and other adult decisions. A woman (Keira Knightley) stuck in permanent adolescence lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with her new teenage friend (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her Dad (Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell) instead. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Shelton's comedy isn't just smart, but cheerfully wise; not just funny, but cleverly and endlessly so.*"-...
17) Slice
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In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors (*Atlanta*'s Zazie Beetz and **Grammy Award** Winner Chance the Rapper in his film debut) set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree. Director Austin Vesely makes his first feature film after helming music videos for Chance's "Sunday Candy" and "Angels." "*Brash color, bold compositions, and outrageous bursts of horror pop.*" - ***Newcity***...
18) Green Room
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After witnessing a shocking crime, a young rock band is unexpectedly thrust into a life-or-death battle to escape the clutches of a diabolical club owner and his ruthless henchmen in this white-knuckle thriller. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival** and the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*An exquisitely crafted love letter to John Carpenter, and the rare horror ensemble that gives as much care to the villains as to the victims.*"...
19) American honey
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A vivacious teenage rebel joins a group of fellow misfits who hustle and party their way across the country.
20) Past lives
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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. Includes French SDH.