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Special Presentation

Be the first to catch the year’s most highly anticipated films by esteemed directors, which showcase actors giving career-defining performances.


Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad

Pedro Almodóvar

The line between fiction and reality blurs as two filmmakers draw inspiration from the lives of those around them in Almodóvar’s latest metafiction on art and legacy.

The Debut

Jesse Eisenberg

When an unassuming housewife (Julianne Moore) is unexpectedly cast in a small community theater production, she loses herself in the role under the spell of a strong-willed director (Paul Giamatti).

Elsinore

Simon Stone

This deeply emotional true story follows Ian Charleson, an actor facing his own mortality, who delivers the most courageous performance of his lifetime.

Fatherland

Paweł Pawlikowski

At the height of the Cold War, writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) embark on a road trip across a divided Germany.

Gentle Monster

Marie Kreutzer

Concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux) must protect her son after her husband is accused of an unspeakable crime in this thriller about trust and survival.

Ink

Danny Boyle

An explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who completely transformed the world of tabloid news.

The Liberation

Guy Nattiv

Rita (Carrie Coon), a mother escaping a harrowing past, finds solace in a female empowerment cult led by the charismatic Ricki (Lily James). But when Rita’s daughters arrive, she must choose between the freedom she’s found and the life she left behind.

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

Tim Blake Nelson

A mesmerizing Amanda Seyfried stars as a writing teacher whose relationship with an Oklahoma prisoner offers both a hope of escape in this riveting drama.

Mouse

Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson

The latest gem from the talented Chicago filmmaking duo (Ghostlight) follows teenager Minnie, who forms a complicated relationship with her best friend’s mother.

Paper Tiger

James Gray

Adam Driver and Miles Teller deliver standout performances as brothers who get entangled with the Russian mafia in James Gray’s intense family drama.

Ray Gunn

Brad Bird

From Oscar winner Brad Bird comes this noir-infused sci-fi epic about a private eye and a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star.

Tender Loving Care

Mike Leigh

Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh returns with a profoundly moving story—filled with humor, hardship, and compassion—about how we look after each other.

Wild Horse Nine

Martin McDonagh

Ahead of the 1973 Chilean coup, two CIA agents (John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell) travel to Easter Island, where their dark pasts threaten to reveal their current conspiracies.

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