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I LOVE BOOSTERS
Ends Tue, Jun 16

I LOVE BOOSTERS

A raucous capitalist critique, I LOVE BOOSTERS follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven in this careening comedy of carefully-controlled chaos from the imagination of writer-director Boots Riley (SORRY TO BOTHER YOU).
TUNER
Ends Thu, Jun 25

TUNER

Together with his genial mentor (Dustin Hoffman), a talented piano tuner (Leo Woodall) tends to high-end pianos across New York until his meticulous skills lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes — turning his life and his new relationship with a music student (Havana Rose Liu) upside down. A whip-smart script with great chemistry across the board makes for a thriller with perfect pitch.
SILENT FRIEND
Ends Sun, Jun 14

SILENT FRIEND

Set in a botanical garden within a medieval German university town, SILENT FRIEND centers on a majestic Ginkgo biloba tree — which can famously live up to 1,000 years — that silently observes humans over the centuries. A tender, enchanting and wholly engrossing exploration of the natural world starring Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux.
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!
Ends Thu, Jun 4

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!

What happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power? Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi — raised in a tradition of asking hard questions.
ZARDOZ
Fri, May 15 at Midnight

ZARDOZ

In the far future, a brutal warrior trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements in John Boorman’s psychedelic counterculture satire.
MAD BILLS TO PAY
Ends Thu, May 14

MAD BILLS TO PAY

Rico’s summer is a wild mix of chasing girls and hustling homemade cocktails on Orchard Beach in The Bronx — but it’s only a matter of time before his rowdy, carefree days come spiraling down. Using his hometown as a canvas, writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas immerses us in the beating heart of his lively Dominican American community, collaborating with street-cast actors to bring authenticity and fresh humor to his engrossing debut feature.
CHIME + THE SERPENT’S PATH
Ends Fri, May 15

CHIME + THE SERPENT’S PATH

Only available in theaters and released initially in Japan as an NFT, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CHIME is a masterclass in escalating dread — an immersively terrifying and unnerving cinematic experience. Followed by a new 4K restoration of THE SERPENT’S PATH, Kurosawa’s 1998 darkly philosophical yakuza thriller.
ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL
Mon, May 18 at 3:40pm, 8:00pm

ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL

Lifelong friends and Torontonians Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner founded Anvil in 1978, bridging the era of 70s hard rock and 80s metal. As bands they’d influenced rose to icon status, Anvil struggled in relative obscurity and yet their dedication to their craft and to each other never once wavered. Documented in the ensuing decades by their friend and roadie, this documentary was born, the band toured with it and brought it here for one night only.
WILD RIVER
Mon, Jun 1 at 1:00pm, 5:30pm

WILD RIVER

Set in the post-Depression Tennessee Valley and concerning an idealistic young TVA administrator sent to clear land to be flooded by a new dam, Elia Kazan's film is a masterful recreation of a unique period in Tennessee history. WILD RIVER opened our Visions of the South series in 2011 — which we called “a survey of 20th century film depicting life in the southeastern United States from the inside and out” — and the first such mega-series of its kind.
LOUDER THAN GUNS
Mon, May 11 at 8:00pm

LOUDER THAN GUNS

In the wake of the 2023 shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Ketch Secor, lead singer of the popular country-bluegrass band Old Crow Medicine Show felt compelled to write an op-ed in the New York Times titled, “Country Music Can Lead America Out of Its Obsession with Guns.” This caught the attention of Ketch’s friend, public radio journalist David Greene — and the two set out to kickstart productive and open dialogue about gun rights and gun violence in America.