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The debut feature from director Hannah Fidell, A Teacher explores the gradual emotional unraveling of Diana (Lindsay Burdge), a young, attractive high school teacher. She has been sleeping with her student, Eric (Will Brittain), but begins to oscillate between extreme anxiety and insatiable lust for her younger sexual partner. A Teacher is a remarkably assured debut, and demonstrates two immense new talents, one in front of and one behind the camera. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
This incredible true story follows four disillusioned friends as they attempt to pull off the most daring art heists in U.S. history. But as their plot takes on a life of its own, will the group be able to pull off their crime and escape unscathed?
Marty is a caustic, small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him from his lousy small town temp job to the desolate streets of Detroit with nothing more than a pocket full of bogus checks, a dangerously altered Nintendo Power Glove, and a bad temper. Albert Camus meets Freddy Krueger in Buzzard, a hellish and hilarious riff on the struggles of the American working class.
SYNOPSIS A television news reporter struggles with her career advancement and personal life. When she gets passed over for a promotion she makes a devastating choice.
WHAT Inspired by the real-life news reporter Christine Chubbuck.
WHY Starring Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, and J. Smith-Cameron.
Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) is a substitute teacher who shuns emotional connections, and never stays long enough in one district to bond with his students or colleagues. Troubled and lost, Henry lands at a public school where an apathetic student body have created a frustrated, burned-out group of teachers and administrators. Inadvertently, Henry becomes a role model to his disaffected students and bonds with a teenage runaway. Also stars Marcia Gay Harden and Christina Hendricks.
In this gritty psychological thriller, three teenage boys have a rude awakening when they end up in a juvenile detention center. Facing attacks by hardened criminals and ruthless guards, they are forced to do whatever it takes to survive. The story focuses on Butch, who at first attempts to abide by the rules. But soon he and his friends are attacked by a cruel bully and he is placed into solitary confinement.
Two women named Helen live separate lives, but when foreboding signs appear—a meteor reportedly crashes nearby, people go missing, and inexplicable, life-altering changes—the Helens’ realities spiral into a terrifying journey through unknown terrain.
In this tender film about a father’s love, Joey lives happily with Cody and his 6-year-old son, Chip, but when Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey must fight for custody of a boy he’s grown to love as his own son.
In this uniquely intimate ghost story, single mom and part-time paranormal investigator Shelia is hired by Richard to examine his Tennessee farmhouse. In searching for his wife’s spirit, Shelia ends up confronting the mysteries of her own life.
Faced with taking care of her opioid-addicted veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck does what she can to keep her household afloat. When she receives the opportunity to leave her home for good, she must make an impossible decision.
The 1980s cult classic about a young man, Cru Jones, determined to overcome all obstacles to win the BMX race “Helltrack”. Recently restored in 4K. Directed by renowned stuntman, Hal Needham and starring Lori Loughlin and Talia Shire.
In this neo-noir tale, an aspiring actress and a cowboy arrive in Del Rio, TX, with different pursuits. When their plans fall through, the border town becomes a strange way station where time seems to stand still and things are not what they seem.
In suburban Southern Florida, a disenchanted housewife named Cozy meets an aimless handyman named Lee at a bar. After an accidental shooting, the two decide to go on the run from the law but their personality flaws get in the way.
Progressive Dutch couple Martin Verfondern and Margo Pool had only one dream – to live off the land, far from the constraints and complications of the city. But, when they arrive in the crumbling, Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners challenge the traditions of the town's sole remaining family, igniting a decade-long conflict that culminates in Martin's mysterious disappearance. Andrew Becker and Daniel Mehrer's expertly crafted true crime film follows Margo as she unravels the puzzle.
Filmed mostly in black and white, this is an intimate look at the students, teachers, and staff whose stories interweave in the landscape of modern high school. The students try to survive amidst lockdown drills, the rise of fake news on social media and their feelings about racial inequality. We meet a new teacher who is learning the ropes, a security guard dealing with scary new challenges and two students who are given the opportunity to open up an honest dialogue about race relations.
Condemned to an adult prison, an explosively violent young man (Jack O'Connell) is forced to fight for survival as criminal forces attempt to control him for their own good. Help comes from the unlikeliest source, as his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn) also serving time.
Young outcast Sean has isolated himself in a trailer in the woods, setting out on alchemic pursuits, with his cat Kaspar as his sole companion. Filled with disdain for authority, he’s fled the daily grind and holed up in the wilderness, escaping a society that has no place for him. But when he turns from chemistry to black magic to crack nature’s secret, things go awry and he awakens something far more sinister and dangerous.
After losing their baby 57 hours after birth, John and Ricky try to resume normal life, but long-suppressed doubts and secrets roil to the surface and their two kids begin acting out. Everything changes with the arrival of a surprise visitor.
Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) is a U.S. Army officer who has just been assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service where he’s partnered with a fellow officer (Woody Harrelson). Will finds himself drawn to the grieving Olivia (Samantha Morton)
Conceived by Javier Bardem and filmmaker Eugene Richards following the filming of Terence Malick’s To The Wonder. Bardem plays a priest who listens to local residents of a small Oklahoma town share their stories, confessions and fears.
A gripping psychological thriller that explores the fractious relationship between a mother and her evil son. Tilda Swinton plays the mother, Eva, as she contends with the increasing malevolence of her first-born child, Kevin (Ezra Miller) and her strained relationship with her husband (John C. Reilly). Director Lynne Ramsay's masterful storytelling simultaneously combines a provocative moral ambiguity with a satisfying and compelling narrative, which builds to a chilling, unforgettable climax.