A gripping slow-burn tale about the thin line between devoted fandom and dangerous obsession, LURKER worms its way under the viewer’s skin as a fan insinuates himself within the inner circle of a musician on a meteoric rise. Writer and director Alex Russell, who has produced and written for critically acclaimed series The Bear and Beef, marks his feature debut with this sharp critique of modern fame.
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, THRONE OF BLOOD sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan, fusing classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa’s highly influential domestic drama and police procedural.
Considered by some to be Kurosawa’s greatest achievement, IKIRU presents the director at his most compassionate — affirming life through an exploration of a man’s death. Takashi Shimura portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat who is forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days.
In Akira Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed companion piece to YOJIMBO (Aug 10-11), jaded samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a "proper" samurai on its ear.
Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions — from a young boy's dream of a wedding procession of fox spirits, through dreams of himself as an artist, to dreams of a nuclear-poisoned future, and to a final dream of an old man at peace in a beautiful village.
Iconic actor Marlee Matlin opens up about her meteoric rise to fame and the challenges of navigating a predominantly hearing industry. Elevating ASL as the film’s heart and soul while removing conventional voiceovers and including open captions, director Shoshannah Stern creates an authentic and visually immersive experience.
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. Co-starring Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes and Clifton Collins Jr., among others. Directed by Ari Aster.
When new couple Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman) go upstate for their first weekend getaway, their magnetically charged chemistry goes awry as Iris’ hope to cure her beau’s reluctance to commit becomes increasingly unhinged. Writer-director Sophie Brooks maintains a sense of cheeky, off-kilter whimsy and twisted humor, cleverly setting up an alluring romantic scene before abruptly upending it.
The questionable methods of 13-year veteran Los Angeles narcotics officer (Denzel Washington) blur the line between legal and corrupt — but his new partner (Ethan Hawke) is an idealistic rookie who has one day to prove his mettle to his fiercely charismatic superior. Over 24 hours, both men will risk their careers and their lives to serve conflicting notions of justice.