This daring and thought-provoking comedy-drama centers on something decidedly unsexy yet vital: the act of community-building.

A complex portrait of New York City law enforcement and the citizenry.

A timely film centering on a young female comedian with a host of personal issues.

Regina Hall stars as a manager at Double Whammies, a Hooters-style exurban watering hole where a mostly male clientele laps up beer, breasts, and big-screen TV.

Jigsaw puzzles as a vehicle for women’s lib.

Barbara Loden directed one film in her life, The actress also wrote and starred in this 1970 movie about a woman adrift in a gritty industrial American landscape.

A father and daughter form a band in hipster Brooklyn (where else?).

A poignant film bolstered by Jay Duplass’s and Edie Falco’s powerful performances.

Set in a certain sphere of New York romantic comedies and starring Zosia Mamet.