What Walaa Wants
A documentary
Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank while her mother was in prison, Walaa dreams of being a policewoman, wearing a uniform, avoiding marriage, and earning a salary. Despite discouragement from her family, Walaa applies - and gets in. But her own rebellious behavior and a complicated relationship with her mother are a challenge, as are the circumstances under which she lives ... (more)
A Ghost Story
A drama starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck and Will Oldham
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
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Angel
A drama starring Elina Löwensohn, Fleur Geffrier and François Vincentelli
Once upon a time there was Louise and her friend, the magician. But his last trick left a bitter taste in her mouth. He disappeared in a curtain of smoke… never to appear again. This is too much for the young woman. Devastated by endless grief, Louise is sent to a psychiatric asylum, resigned to the idea that she will swallow pills till the end of her days ... (more)
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
A war movie starring Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund
An infantryman recounts the final hours before he and his fellow soldiers return to Iraq.
Caligula (1980)
A history movie starring Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy and Helen Mirren
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.
CHIPs (2017)
A comedy movie starring Michael Peña, Dax Shepard and Jessica McNamee
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.