2016 Season
Room
January 6th, 2016
Dir. Lenny Abrahamson | 118 mins | 2015 | USA, Ireland, United Kingdom, USA | English
Held captive in a small room for 7 years, a woman and her young son both fear and long for the world outside.
Macbeth
January 20th, 2016
Dir. Justin Kurzel | 113 mins | 2015 | United Kingdom, France | English
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard give unforgettable performances in this bold and fearless adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play.
Brooklyn
February 3rd, 2016
Dir. John Crowley | 112 mins | 2015 | United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada | English
An Irish immigrant in 1950s Brooklyn falls into a new romance. But when her past catches up with her, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
45 Years
February 17th, 2016
Dir. Andrew Haigh | 95 mins | 2015 | United Kingdom | English
One week before Kate and Geoff’s 45th wedding anniversary, the body of Geoff’s first love is discovered, perfectly preserved in the glaciers of the Swiss Alps.
Spotlight
March 2nd, 2016
Dir. Tom McCarthy | 129 mins | 2015 | USA | English
In this unanimously-acclaimed modern masterpiece, a team of investigative journalists at the Boston Globe uncover a pattern of abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.
The Lady in the Van
March 23rd, 2016
Dir. Nicholas Hytner | 104 mins | 2015 | United Kingdom | English
On Wednesday, March 23rd, our Spring Season opens with the critically-acclaimed comedy-drama THE LADY IN THE VAN. In this remarkable film, based on a true story, a London playwright develops an unlikely friendship with a mysterious woman (Maggie Smith) who parks her van in his driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years.
Anomalisa
April 6th, 2016
Dir. Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman | 90 mins | 2015 | USA | English
Our Spring Season continues with Charlie Kaufman’s powerful, funny and profane ANOMALISA. In this critically-acclaimed film, a lonely self-help author has his world transformed by a unique woman in a Cincinnati hotel. ANOMALISA was nominated for Best Animated Film at the 88th Academy Awards and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
Phoenix
April 20th, 2016
Dir. Christian Petzold | 100 mins | 2015 | Germany | German, English
In PHOENIX, a nightclub singer with a reconstructed face returns to war-ravaged Berlin to seek out her husband, who may have betrayed her to the Nazis. Revenge film or tale of romantic reconciliation? One doesn’t know until the superb closing scene of this masterpiece from Christian Petzold, one of the most important figures in contemporary German cinema.
Where to Invade Next
May 4th, 2016
Dir. Michael Moore | 120 mins | 2015 | USA | English, Arabic, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese
Our Spring Season continues with Michael Moore’s latest film, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT. In this expansive and subversive comedy, the critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker behind BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and FAHRENHEIT 9/11 visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its prospects.
Sleeping Giant
May 18th, 2016
Dir. Andrew Cividino | 89 mins | 2015 | Canada | English
Teenager Adam (Martin) is spending a lonely summer vacation with his parents on rugged Lake Superior, near Thunder Bay. His routine is shattered when he befriends Riley (Moffett) and Nate (Serino), smart aleck local boys who pass the time with reckless, potentially dangerous fun.
A shocking revelation sets in motion a series of events that tests the bonds of friendship and changes the boys forever. With gorgeous location photography and unerring authenticity, Sleeping Giant highlights that critical moment in adolescence when everything seems possible and every dare is an opportunity to test one’s limitations, regardless of the consequences.
Nick Serino won a Canadian Screen Award for his supporting role.
A Bigger Splash
September 12th, 2016
Dir. Luca Guadagnino | 124 mins | 2016 | Italy, France | English, Italian, French
While vacationing on a Sicilian island with her boyfriend, a rock star (Tilda Swinton) receives an unexpected visit from an old flame (Ralph Fiennes) and his seductive daughter.
Hell or High Water
October 12th, 2016
Dir. David Mackenzie | 102 mins | 2015 | USA | English
Two brothers—Toby (Chris Pine), a straight-living, divorced father trying to make a better life for his son; and Tanner (Ben Foster), a short-tempered ex-con with a loose trigger finger—come together to rob he bank that is foreclosing on their family land.
Our Little Sister
October 26th, 2016
Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu | 92 mins | 2015 | Japan | Japanese
Three sisters live together in their late grandmother’s house in the city of Kamakura. They have lived together since their dad left home for another woman and their mum imitated her husband by running off with another man. Sachi, 29, the oldest Koda sister, a nurse at the local hospital, acts as a substitute mother to Yoshino, 22, and Chika, 19. One day, the threesome learns of the death of their “traitor” father and it is only halfheartedly that they go to his funeral. But in Yamagata something unexpected happens: they meet their half-sister Suzu, 13, there and immediately fall for the spell of this exquisite young creature. Sensing that Yoko, her father’s widow, will not be a fit guardian, Sachi invites Suzu to move in with them.
Indignation
November 9th, 2016
Dir. James Schamus | 111 mins | 2015 | USA, China, Brazil, Germany | English, Hebrew
Set in 1951, the story follows Marcus Messner, the idealistic son of a humble kosher butcher from Newark, N.J. Marcus leaves for Ohio to study at a small, conservative college, where he finds himself at odds with the administration, grapples with anti-Semitism and sexual repression and pines after a troubled girl.
Elf
December 22nd, 2016
Dir. Jon Favreau | 96 mins | 2003 | USA | English
Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa’s sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs. He, who is on Santa’s naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. When Walter’s relationship with him interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.