Terry Gilliam’s dystopian black comedy stars Jonathan Pryce and Robert Di Niro as players in an Orwellian society where a low-level bureaucrat’s day dreams shift to reality in a wildly creative and visually stunning masterpiece.
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This movie is the antidote we all need for the existential malaise of 2022. Paddington, the Peruvian bear who loves marmalade, is so charming and good-hearted and pure that we guarantee you’ll leave the theater feeling at least a little better!
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This early Coen Brother’s comedy was ahead of its time with its jabs at big business and sharp criticism of capitalism. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script about a naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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One night only! Fellini’s comedy follows newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli as they embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome.
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Don’t miss Wes Anderson’s most Wes Anderson film— The Royal Tenenbaums. Gene Hackman plays the deeply flawed patriarch of an eccentric and estranged family of geniuses, made up of an amazing cast of Anderson regulars like Anjelica Huston and Bill Murray, who unexpectedly reunite.
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Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are the very best and funniest couple who run a cabaret in South Beach. But in order to help William’s son win over the very conservative politician father (Gene Hackman!) of his new fiancé… they try to play it straight.
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It’s a Summer Film! is a new teen romcom out of Japan that’s simultaneously an ode to creative youth and a love letter to filmmaking in all forms.
Barefoot and her teen friends set out to make an awesome samurai film for their school film fest. They’ve got only a small tripod and an iPhone, while their snooty classmates with high tech filmmaking gear make a romcom.
With humor, heart, and an unexpected sci-fi twist, Sôshi Masumoto’s 2020 film is refreshing, sincere, and the kind of movie you’ll catch yourself smiling at in a dark theater.
Quirky and charming, Hold Me Back feels kind of like Japan’s equivalent of Amelie — perfectly blending the loneliness and hilarity of the human experience into an unforgettable energetic romantic comedy.
Mitsuko (played by Non) is 31, single, and leads a happy life with her own imaginary counselor. When a handsome salesman enters her world… love is throws a wrench in the peaceful and solitary life she’s crafted for herself.
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On-Gaku is the lo-fi, arthouse rocker comedy we didn’t know we needed. An unconventional animated film coming out of Japan in 2019, On-Gaku (translates to “our sound”) follows a group of bored delinquent teens who come together to play music and discover the joy of creating something of their own. It was based on a manga created by Hiroyuki Ôhashi.
Director Kenji Iwaisawa took seven years to make On-Gaku, his first feature film, and the scrappy passion for filmmaking and classic rock is contagious.
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Spike Lee directed and stared in this cult classic comedy set at a Historically Black University in the South. Lee handles tense issues like classism, colorism, political activism, and hair texture bias with musical numbers in this fun, sometimes serious, always engaging comedy.
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