Reading Lolita in Tehran
The adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s best-selling memoir of her life in post-revolutionary Iran, where she shared forbidden Western books with seven female students.
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Honeyjoon
At what point, the film asks, can the bereaved let go of grief and reclaim the pleasure of being alive?
The Librarians
Viewers who don’t follow the news or who still think of libraries as antiquated, dusty bookshelves will find this documentary illuminating and disturbing.
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5
Raoul Peck skillfully blends a portrait of the British writer George Orwell with a chilling look at the autocratic movements emerging around the world.
Architecton
Director Victor Kossakovsky has created an austere spectacle of sight and sound that must be viewed on the biggest screen with the finest sound system available.
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
This beautiful and painful coming-of-age tale features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter.
Materialists
Most rom-com heroines never discuss money, but here, the heroine is obsessed with it.
The Penguin Lessons
An amusing inspirational comedy set against the backdrop of Argentina's Dirty War.
Food and Country
An examination of the economic impact the Covid crisis inflicted upon the independent food industry.