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September 17, 2026

Burgundy

Set in one of the world’s most famous wine regions, Burgundy is a timeless and playful homage to wine-making and wine culture. The film paints a charming portrait of the individuals, both old and young, who participate in its vinaceous rituals: From the venerable white-haired vintner whose estate...

September 17, 2026

Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff

In 1980, on the seminal TV series Cosmos, visionary astronomer Carl Sagan made the famous claim, “The Cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” Metaphorical, poetic, and brilliant, Sagan possessed an eloquence and intelligence that made him one...

September 17, 2026

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

Izzy is a suicide hotline operator a decade into an unsatisfying relationship with Travis. When Travis takes steps to transition, choosing the name Tiffany and presenting femme in public, Izzy’s frustration with her hapless and unemployed partner gradually transforms into self-serving transphobic...

September 17, 2026

Cherry and Virgin

Erotic manga artist Ryo knows a lot about drawing sex, but when it comes to real life, he hasn’t had much luck. Ami, a talented commercial illustrator who draws “boys’ love” manga on the side, is in much the same predicament. The two cynical, 30-ish virgins have all but given up on romance, until...

September 17, 2026

Chocolate Babies

Set against the height of the 1990s AIDS epidemic in New York City, Chocolate Babies centers on an underground cell of radical, HIV-positive Black and queer drag queens and community activists. Determined to expose government neglect and political corruption, the collective stages a series of bol...

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