ONE LIFE

United Kingdom/USA | 2023 | 110

Anthony Hopkins stars as Sir Nicholas Winton, a London broker reflecting on his efforts to rescue children from Europe at the onset of World War II. Fifty years later, he is haunted by the fate of those he wasn’t able to bring to safety.

THE OLD OAK

United Kingdom/France/Belgium | 2023 | 113

In a small town in England’s north, the titular pub is the last meeting place where the old guard can convene and air their grievances. When a group of Syrian refugees settles locally, publican TJ makes a stand for community and compassion.

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

Spain | 2023 | 144

Based on a true story, a rugby team is aboard Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 when it crashes in the Andes. Trapped in a hostile and inaccessible environment, the surviving passengers must resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

LET THE DANCE BEGIN

Argentina/Spain | 2023 | 98

Carlos and Margarita were once the most famous tango couple of their time. When Carlos receives word that Margarita has passed, he embarks on an unexpected road trip where old resentments surface, decades-old secrets are revealed, and old flames rekindle.

THE PROMISED LAND

Denmark/Germany/Sweden | 2023 | 127

This sweeping 18th-century epic follows Captain Ludvig (Mads Mikkelsen) who sets out to cultivate the harsh Danish heath. But he soon faces an even harsher adversary: the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him.

EX-HUSBANDS

USA | 2023 | 99

Join us for a post-screening Q&A with director Noah Pritzker and actors Griffin Dunne and Miles Heizer on January 13.

In this beguilingly bittersweet seriocomedy, a newly divorced dad (a great Griffin Dunne) finds himself at a Mexican beach resort where his about-to-be-married son (James Norton) has gathered his friends for a bachelor party that goes awry. It’s a party you won’t want to miss.

THE MONK AND THE GUN

Bhutan | 2023 | 107

In this playful satire, the Bhutanese government holds a mock election to educate the locals about democracy after the king abdicates. Meanwhile, a monk is sent on a mysterious quest and crosses paths with an ensemble of colorful characters.

SHOSHANA

United Kingdom/Italy | 2023 | 119

Set during the British Mandate in Palestine (1920–1948), this compelling fact-based thriller follows the star-crossed relationship between a ranking member of the British Palestine police force and a young Jewish woman amid extremism and violence.

THE PERFORMANCE

USA | 2023 | 112

While on a European tour in 1937, American Jew and accomplished tap dancer Harold May (Jeremy Piven) is scouted by a German attaché (Robert Carlyle) to headline an exclusive performance in Berlin for a VIP guest: Adolf Hitler.

JOIKA

New Zealand/Poland | 2023 | 110

Based on the true story, teenager Joy Womack (Talia Ryder) becomes one of the first American women to be admitted to the prestigious but punishing Bolshoi Ballet School, where she is tutored by the vaunted Tatiyana Volkova (Diane Kruger).

EMPIRE

Denmark | 2023 | 95

Director Frederikke Aspöck depicts the dark legacy of a distant relative – and her country – in this St. Croix-set, 19th-century drama about two women of color: one a free woman and mistress of the colony’s governor, and the other a slave in their household.

WONDERLAND

Singapore/Malaysia/USA | 2023 | 125

After his daughter moves to the United States for school, Loke befriends his neighbor Tan, who helps him translate letters to and from his only child. When bad news comes from overseas, Tan must decide how to tell his new friend.

THE ECHO

Mexico/Germany | 2023 | 102

In this tender and visually stunning documentary, three rural families in the tiny Mexican village of El Eco find hope as they struggle within the unyielding demands of nature and community.

100 YARDS

China | 2023 | 108

A martial arts master dies and leaves his top student and his only son to duel for who inherits the school. Their action-packed rivalry unleashes waves throughout the city in this delightful blend of old-school kung fu and contemporary cool.

FLAMIN’ HOT

USA | 2023 | 98

Join us for a post-screening Q&A with director Eva Longoria and actors Annie Gonzalez and Jesse Garcia.

Award-winning Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut follows the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) who as a Frito-Lay janitor disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican-American heritage to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon.

Rated PG-13

GODLAND

Iceland/Denmark | 2022 | 143

The remote landscapes of Iceland in the late 19th century provide the backdrop for this stark and sumptuous epic that follows a Danish priest on a perilous, Sisyphean odyssey to establish a church on the country’s southeastern coast.

FAIRYLAND

USA/France | 2023 | 115

Based on Alysia Abbott’s memoir, a teenager (Emilia Jones) reflects on coming of age in San Francisco in the 1970s and ’80s while being raised by her widowed bisexual father, poet and activist Steve Abbott (Scoot McNairy).

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

France | 2023 | 130

In this surprising, expectation-defying and often humorous drama, a father (Romain Duris) and his teen son (Paul Kircher) contend with a cross-country move and an unexplained epidemic that causes people to mutate into animals.

BEYOND UTOPIA

USA | 2023 | 115

A suspenseful look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom, Beyond Utopia follows various individuals as they attempt to flee North Korea, one of the most oppressive places on Earth, a land they grew up believing was a paradise.

HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

Canada | 2023 | 92

This charming, funny and stylish play on the traditional vampire tale tells the story of Sasha, a young vampire who can’t bring herself to kill. Facing starvation, she meets a young depressed man who could help solve both their problems.

DANCING QUEEN

Norway | 2023 | 92

Twelve-year-old misfit Mina falls head over heels for the new boy at school – the dreamy internet-famous dancer E.D. Win. When the opportunity arises to join the cool new dance group alongside him, Mina decides to audition despite one minor problem: she can’t dance!

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM

USA | 2023 | 99

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

USA | 2023 | 140

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Miles Moran – Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man – is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence.

FIRST WE BOMBED NEW MEXICO

USA | 2023 | 95

This shocking documentary follows activist and cancer survivor Tina Cordova as she fights for justice for the Trinity Bomb “downwinders,” the mostly Hispanic and Native victims whose suffering the government has ignored for generations.

SWAN SONG

Canada | 2023 | 103

In this unforgettable glimpse into sacrifice and legacy, the renowned National Ballet of Canada’s rigorous 2022 production of Swan Lake caps the storied career of ballet legend Karen Kain.

SIRA

Burkina Faso/France/Germany/Senegal | 2023 | 121

In the sprawling desert of the Sahel, young Sira and her family are en route to her wedding when ambushed by an Islamist gang, forcing her to fight for her life in this stunning tale of survival and resilience.

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING

South Korea/Germany | 2003 | 102

Set on a floating temple, this exquisitely beautiful and subtle Buddhist allegory follows the evolution of a young monk who, with the passing of the seasons, learns life's lessons, from innocence to carnal desires and eventually redemption.

HOWARDS END

United Kingdom | 1992 | 142

A businessman thwarts his wife’s bequest of an estate to another woman in Merchant Ivory’s 1992 masterpiece, adapted from E.M. Forster’s classic novel exploring class relations and changing times in Edwardian England.

MR. BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE!

France | 2023 | 110

John Malkovich and Fanny Ardant headline this breezy comedy in which a widowed British businessman decides to stay at the chateau where he met his late wife – a stay that will change him in ways he never expected.

PUAN

Argentina/Brazil/Germany/Italy/France | 2023 | 109

When the head of his department unexpectedly dies, college professor Marcelo believes he is the logical replacement. But the arrival of an overconfident colleague poses competition, and a deliciously entertaining philosophical duel ensues.

MILLER'S GIRL

USA | 2024 | 93

A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Martin Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

United Kingdom/Poland/USA | 2023 | 106

In Jonathan Glazer’s haunting masterwork, an Auschwitz commandant and his wife maintain an idyllic domestic life with their family in a house and bucolic garden, an existence standing in stark contrast to the sounds coming from the nearby death camp.

GREEN BORDER

Poland/France/Czech Republic/Belgium | 2023 | 152

This tough and timely cri de coeur shines a spotlight on the horrors facing refugees from the Middle East and Africa in the treacherous, swampy forests that comprise the exclusion zone between Poland and Belarus.

SEVEN BLESSINGS

Israel | 2023 | 111

In this offbeat dramedy, Marie returns to Israel after 40 years for her wedding. There she reunites with her large, boisterous Jewish-Moroccan family for the traditional week of celebratory meals, where family secrets and lies are also on the menu.

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Ukraine/USA | 2023 | 94

Among the first to show the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, director Mstyslav Chernov arrived in Mariupol in February 2022 with a team of fellow journalists and captured the humanitarian disaster brought by the siege.

SOLITUDE

Iceland/Slovakia/France | 2023 | 75

Circumstances lead taciturn farmer Gunnar to settle in Reykjavík where he gradually develops a friendship with Ari, the precocious 10-year-old paperboy next door, in this poignant and surprising take on the two-lonely-strangers-forge-an-unexpected-bond tale.

MEMORY

USA/Mexico | 2023 | 100

The structured life of social worker Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is thrown into disarray when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home after their high school reunion. Something terrible happened in their youth, but revisiting painful memories leads both toward unexpected healing.

COMMON GROUND

USA | 2023 | 105

This alarming yet hopeful documentary explores sustainable farming and the power of “Regenerative Agriculture,” following a politically and culturally diverse group of farmers, ranchers, scientists and advocates as they work toward harvesting a more harmonious relationship with the environment.

SUSAN FENIGER. FORKED

USA/Vietnam/China | 2023 | 92

Susan Feniger. FORKED…a culinary disaster film. This documentary follows celebrity chef Susan Feniger on her first solo restaurant and struggle to bring global street food under one roof: the LA restaurant, STREET.  Shot by filmmaker (and Feniger’s spouse) Liz Lachman, it’s an intimate, behind-the-scenes story of starting over and about not IF one fails… but how.

GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA

Serbia/Slovenia/Montenegro/Macedonia/France | 2023 | 120

This engrossing period thriller fuses Cold War politics with medical history, following a group of Yugoslav physicists trying to create nuclear fission who are accidentally irradiated and smuggled to France for treatment, leading to the first human bone marrow transplant.

COBWEB

South Korea | 2023 | 135

In this chaotically entertaining dark comedy, a film director (Song Kang-ho) obsessed with completing his masterpiece decides to reshoot the ending of a long-completed project despite increasing interference from the studio, censors, and his ragtag cast and crew.

SHAYDA

Australia | 2023 | 117

In this lyrical drama, a young Iranian mother (renowned Persian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi) on the run from a difficult marriage takes refuge with her 6-year-old daughter in an Australian women’s shelter far from home.

SHAME ON DRY LAND

Sweden/Malta | 2023 | 91

Forget the peculiar title, which is a literal translation of a Swedish expression, and enjoy this surprising, twisty neo-noir set among hedonistic Swedish expats in sunny Malta, where a former swindler seeks forgiveness from the business partner he betrayed.

Oscar Buzz: ShortFest!

122

The unlikely bond between two loners and social outcasts ultimately sparks the restorative power of love in director Lee Chang-dong’s devastatingly poignant masterpiece.

WITHOUT AIR

Hungary/Romania | 2023 | 104

In this social realist thriller that reveals the powder keg teachers must navigate with respect to their autonomy, a literature instructor makes an extracurricular suggestion of a film to watch, and the fallout threatens to bring down her career.

FOUR DAUGHTERS

Tunisia/France/Germany/Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 107

Join us for a post-screening Q&A with director Kaouther Ben Hania on January 9.

In this highly inventive and moving documentary, professional actresses and real-life subjects collaborate to tell the true story of a Tunisian single mother of four whose two eldest daughters disappear after becoming radicalized by ISIS.

IO CAPITANO

Italy/Belgium | 2023 | 121

Matteo Garrone cements his status as one of cinema’s finest craftspeople with this harrowing and wondrous epic following two Senegalese teenagers who leave home for Europe on an adventure full of magic, mystery and danger across the Sahara Desert.