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A man in a white suit stands smiling in the street, standing in front of a black and white portrait of himself.

September 18, 2025

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) as he embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler). Poignant and humor filled, epic and in...

A woman and a young girl sit outside, in front of a statue of a religious figure. They both have bored expressions on their faces.

September 18, 2025

The Kidnapping of Arabella

The rambunctious Arabella, eight years old, feels like running away from her boring, distant parents. The disillusioned Holly, twenty-eight, has just been fired from yet another dead-end job; she claims her life took a wrong turn, not ending up the way she had dreamed it would when she was a kid....

A man in a black hat and jacket stands on a dirt road, surrounded by bare trees.

September 18, 2025

La Grazia

In this warm, emotional, and handsome film, Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino reteams with actor Toni Servillo, the star of his Oscar-winning drama The Great Beauty, who delivers a tour-de-force performance as an Italian president taking stock at the end of his term. As he  reflects back on his lif...

A woman stands at a window, a man resting behind her resting his forehead on the back of her head. Her expression is serene as she looks outward.

September 18, 2025

Three Goodbyes

After what seemed like a trivial argument, Marta (Alba Rohrwacher) and Antonio (Elio Germano) break up. Reeling from heartache, gym teacher Marta withdraws into herself, completely losing her appetite and enthusiasm for life and finding solace in a lifesize K-pop idol cardboard standee. Antonio, ...

Two men stand on a narrow street; they look deeply into each other’s eyes. One man has his hand on the other's shoulder.

May 5, 2025

Born For You

Luca has long dreamed of becoming a parent. When the newborn Alba, who has Down syndrome, is abandoned at the hospital, Luca is determined to fight against an archaic set of laws and societal expectations for his right, as a gay man, to adopt and care for her. Inspired by true events, this tender...

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