NAGA (director/writer: Meshal Aljaser; screenwriter: based on the story by Nawaf Alshubailic & Meshal Aljaser; cinematographer: Ibraheem Alshangeeti; editors: Laith Majali, Meshal Aljaser; music: Omar Fadel; cast: Adwa Bader (Sarah),…

SILENT AS THE GRAVE (directors: Dan Gremley/Brad Podowski; screenwriter: Brad Podowski; cinematographer: Kuba Zelazec; music: Raphaël Dargent; cast: Michael Kunicki (Chris Nowak), Charlisa Anderson (Barb Nowak), Isabella Alonso (Naomi Nowak),…

WOMAN OF THE HOUR (director: Anna Kendrick; screenwriter: Ian MacAllister McDonald; cinematographer: Zach Kuperstein; editors: Andy Canny, Lee Haugen; music: Dan Romber, Mike Tuccillo; cast: Anna Kendrick (Cheryl Bradshaw), Tony…

MENUS-PLAISIRS-LES TROISGROS (director: Frederick Wiseman; cinematographer: James Bishop; editor: Frederick Wiseman; Zipporah Films; 2023-France/USA-in French & English, with English subtitles) “I love foodie movies, and this one is so good…

ROJEK (director/writer: Zane Akyol; cinematographer: Nicolas Canniccioni/Arshia Shakiba; editor: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo; music: Roger Tellier-Craig;  Runtime: 127; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Zane Akyol, Sylvain Corbell, Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre; Icarus Films; 2022-Canada-in English,…

BLACKOUT (director/writer: Larry Fessenden; cinematographer: Collin Brazie; editor: Larry Fessenden; cast: Marshall Bell (Hammond), Michael Buscemi (Andy), Addison Timlin (Sharon), Barbara Crampton (Kate), Motell Gyn Foster (Earl), Joseph Castillo-Midyett (Luis),…

AMERICAN FICTION (director/writer: Cord Jefferson; screenwriter: based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett/Percival Everett; cinematographer: Cristina Dunlap; editor: Hilda Rasula; music: Laura Karpman; cast: Jeffrey Wright (Thelonious "Monk" Ellison),…

WONKA (director/writer: Paul King; screenwriter: Simon Farnaby; cinematographer: Chung-Hoon Chung; editor: Mark Everson; music: Joby Talbot; cast: Timothee Chalamet (Willy Wonka), Hugh Grant (Oompa Loompa), Calah Lane (Noodle), Keegan-Michael Key…

WE GROWN NOW (director/writer: Minhal Baig; cinematographer: Patrick Scola; editor: Stephanie Filo; music: Jay Wadley; cast: Giovanni Chambers (Slug), David Folsom (CHA officer), Little Rel Howery (Jason), Gian Knight Ramirez…

WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR, THE (director/writer: Wes Anderson; screenwriter: based on the Roald Dahl story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar; cinematographer: Robert Yeoman; editors: Andrew Weisblum, Barney Pilling;…