Dìdi, the directorial debut from writer/director Sean Wang, is a playful coming-of-age tale set in the late-2000’s that follows a young Taiwanese-American boy during the final summer moments before he starts high school. His family ties are strong, but there’s only so much a maturing young man can learn from parents and grandparents…namley, how to […]

Mia Goth returns to reprise her role as aspiring (adult) film star Maxine “Max” Minx in Maxxxine, the third installment of Ti West’s critically-acclaimed “X” franchise of slasher-horror films from A24 Studios. The year is 1985 and Max has survived the (classic slasher film-style) massacre on a rural Texas farm and is still seeking fame […]

Hirayama leads an unglamorous life as a Tokyo toilet cleaner, though he has found contentment in the simpler things like collecting classic rock cassettes, reading books, and photographing trees. His days have a Zen-like structure, ritually arising at dawn, going about his work, and devoting time to his pleasurable pursuits. This approach to life has […]

Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a struggling writer who decides half-jokingly to write a book that leans heavily into “Black” stereotypes to appease his publishing company (but, also, a little out of spite). The book, however, becomes an unexpected critical and financial success, and Ellison is faced with dealing with the fame and […]