Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Kazuki Namioka, Koji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka
Country: Japan
Surviving Gilligan’s Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001)
A campy look at the making of the 1964-67 TV series, as told by stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson, as well as in flashbacks (actors play the…
The Brutalist (2024)
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by…
War and Peace Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov (1967)
As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, also Andrei. Pierre, dressed as a peasant,…
The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale (2018)
A dramatized tale of how wolves recovered in Europe after almost going extinct.
Mata Hari (1931)
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Beck 46 – The Crying Cop (2022)
The police is under heavy media pressure after fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy. A demonstration against the violence gets out of hand and the police have to take further blame.
Before I Wake (2016)
An orphaned child’s dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
Le nez dans le ruisseau (2012)
A televsion reporter tasked with making a feature about Jean Jacques Rousseau’s upcoming 300th birthday uses a local Swiss boy with a remarkable knowledge about the philosopher as her angle…
Balance Not Symmetry (2019)
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life…
American Bistro (2019)
A heartfelt adventure about a milquetoast accountant, Medor, whose perfect life is ruined when he discovers his wife having an affair with his boss. Having lost everything, he finds refuge…
Deadly Illusion (1987)
A private eye hired to kill a man’s wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.