Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

[6] A young boy in Hitler's youth army (Roman Griffin Davis) finds himself in a moral dilemma after discovering a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hiding in a secret space behind his bedroom wall. This film written for the screen and…
Joker (2019)

Joker (2019)

[8] On its surface, Joker is an origin story about Batman's arch-nemesis. So at first glance, you might mistake it for 'just another superhero' movie. But writer/director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix have actually made a film that transcends…
Judy (2019)

Judy (2019)

[8] Renée Zellweger gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Hollywood legend Judy Garland in this film about the decline of her life and career, based on the stage play "End of the Rainbow". Despite inherent potential for doom and gloom in…
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

[9] Quentin Tarantino's ninth film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as a television actor and his care-taker stunt-man. The men are close-knit and more dependent on each other than either are able to admit. During the span of just…
Now, Voyager (1942)

Now, Voyager (1942)

[7] Bette Davis stars as Charlotte Vale, a nervous young woman whose emotionally abusive mother (Gladys Cooper) causes her to submit herself to a sanitarium. Under the care of her doctor (Claude Rains), Charlotte begins to gain the confidence to…
The Divorcee (1930)

The Divorcee (1930)

[6] Norma Shearer, 'the First Lady of MGM,' won her Academy Award for The Divorcee. Shearer plays against Chester Morris, happily married until she discovers Morris had a fling with a floozy a few months in the past. While he's…
Irma la Douce (1963)

Irma la Douce (1963)

[7] Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in this romantic comedy from Billy Wilder. Lemmon's a police officer and MacLaine is the prostitute he falls in love with. After he loses his job, she takes him in and provides for…
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

[7] Some of the most enduring films from silent cinema were directed by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu). One of those classics is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, about a man (George O'Brien) who is coerced by a lascivious city girl…
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

[8] Writer/director Steven Spielberg follows up his immensely successful Jaws with this tale of extra-terrestrials and government conspiracy. Richard Dreyfuss stars as a family man whose encounter with a UFO brings him into contact with a grieving mother (Melinda Dillon)…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

[8] Bob Hoskins stars as a 1940s Hollywood detective who is reluctantly pulled into a murder investigation in which the prime suspect is a cartoon rabbit. Can he overcome his hatred of 'toons' and prove Roger Rabbit's innocence? Or will…