The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran.  As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid […]
The Room Next Door
Don’t miss Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature and winner of the Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion award. Oscar winners Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore deliver spellbinding performances in this visually stunning and deeply emotional adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s “What Are You Going Through”. When bestselling author Ingrid (Moore) reconnects with her old friend Martha […]
Paying For It
A cultural snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Toronto with subtle comic energy and a great cast, Sook-Yin Lee’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s autobiographical 2011 graphic novel is a movie only Lee could make… because it’s her story, too. Filmmaker and musician Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown were in a romantic relationship in the 1990s. When Lee […]