Saturday, March 16, 2024

FREMONT (2023)

 


Edited & Directed By: Babak Jalali

Written By: Babak Jalali And Carolina Cavalli

Cinematography: Laura Valladao 


Cast: Anaita Wali Zara, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Hilda Schmelling 

Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military, she struggles to put her life back in order. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie.

Friday, March 15, 2024

LIMBO (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: Ben Sharrock

Cinematography: Nick Cooke

Editor: Karel Dolak and Lucia Zucchetti 


Cast: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Kenneth Collard, Sanjeev Kohli, Cameron Fulton

Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE (2019)

 


Written & Directed By: Riley Stearns

Cinematography: Michael Ragen

Editor: Sarah Beth Shapiro

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, David Zellner, Philip Andre Botello, Jason Burkey, Mike Brooks, CJ Rush

One night, Casey, a scrawny, bookish accountant, is beaten up for no apparent reason by a motorcycle gang. Traumatized, he sets out to ensure this doesn't happen again. Then he stumbles across a karate school. He joins but progress is slow. Then the teacher starts to force him to be more aggressive.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

CAT PERSON (2023)

 


Directed By: Susanna Fogel

Written By: Michelle Ashford

Based on the Short Story by: Kristen Roupenian

Cinematography: Manuel Billeter

Editor: Jacob Craycroft


Cast: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Isabella Rossellini, Hope Davis, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Donald Elise Watkins, Michael Gandolfini



When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.


Friday, March 8, 2024

SHORTCOMINGS (2023)

 


Directed By: Randall Park 


Written By & Based On The Graphic Novel By: Adrian Tomine 


Cinematography: Santiago Gonzalez 


Editor: Robert Nassau 



Cast: Justin H. Min, Ally Maki, Sherry Cola, Randall Park, Jacob Batalon, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons


Follows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.