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Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's “THE PLATFORM”

Jun 22

Jun 22 Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's “THE PLATFORM”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Class Warfare, Drama, Dystopian, Fantasy, Grim, Netflix, Prison, Surreal, Violent

Hayao Miyazaki‘s “THE WIND RISES”

Jun 19

Jun 19 Hayao Miyazaki‘s “THE WIND RISES”

Dennis D. McDonald

Aircraft, Japanese, Miyazaki, Mature, Romantic, Action

Mamoru Hosoda’s “MIRAI”

Jun 9

Jun 9 Mamoru Hosoda’s “MIRAI”

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Exceptional, Fantasy, Japanese, Netflix, Sentimental, Surreal, Time Travel

Alexandria Film Festival 2020 Partners with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

Jun 9

Jun 9 Alexandria Film Festival 2020 Partners with Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

Dennis D. McDonald

Alexandria Film Festival, AFF 2020

Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell’s “MIDNIGHT GOSPEL”

May 10

May 10 Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell’s “MIDNIGHT GOSPEL”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Animated, Netflix, One of a Kind

Akiyuki Shinbo’s "FIREWORKS"

Mar 10

Mar 10 Akiyuki Shinbo’s "FIREWORKS"

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Cosmic, Drama, Emotional, Fantasy, Japanese, Quirky, Romantic, Time Travel, Magic

Makoto Shinkai's “GARDEN OF WORDS”

Mar 8

Mar 8 Makoto Shinkai's “GARDEN OF WORDS”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Coming of Age, Emotional, Exceptional, Animated, Anime, Intelligent, Netflix, Romantic, Japanese, Makoto Shinkai

Richard Stanley’s “COLOR OUT OF SPACE”

Mar 4

Mar 4 Richard Stanley’s “COLOR OUT OF SPACE”

Dennis D. McDonald

Aliens, Amazon Prime, Cosmic, Fantasy, Horror, One of a Kind, Quirky, Science Fiction, Surreal, Weird, Magic

Jon Favreau's "THE MANDALORIAN" (Episodes 1-8)

Feb 19

Feb 19 Jon Favreau's "THE MANDALORIAN" (Episodes 1-8)

Dennis D. McDonald

Star Wars, Fantasy, Series, Robots

Lulu Wang's "THE FAREWELL"

Feb 17

Feb 17 Lulu Wang's "THE FAREWELL"

Dennis D. McDonald

Drama, Chinese, Comedy, Sweet, Emotional

Cathy Yan's " Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)"

Feb 12

Feb 12 Cathy Yan's " Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Cops, Crime, Fantasy, Mature, Quirky, Surreal, Violent

S. Craig Zahler's "Brawl In Cell Block 99"

Feb 5

Feb 5 S. Craig Zahler's "Brawl In Cell Block 99"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Grim, Violent, Revenge

Greta Gerwig’s “LITTLE WOMEN”

Jan 29

Jan 29 Greta Gerwig’s “LITTLE WOMEN”

Dennis D. McDonald

Another Time & Place, Coming of Age, Emotional, Exceptional, Favorites, Teens, Spouse Approved, Sentimental

Sam Mendes' "1917"

Jan 24

Jan 24 Sam Mendes' "1917"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Another Time & Place, Drama, Oscar-nominated, Violent, War

King Hu's "LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN"

Jan 21

Jan 21 King Hu's "LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN"

Dennis D. McDonald

Chinese, Emotional, Ghosts, Horror, Mystery, Scary, Surreal, Kanopy

Hong-Seung Yoon's "RESET"

Jan 17

Jan 17 Hong-Seung Yoon's "RESET"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Chinese, Popcorn, Science Fiction, Time Travel

Christopher Nolan's "INCEPTION"

Jan 9

Jan 9 Christopher Nolan's "INCEPTION"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Drama, Exceptional, Intelligent, Mystery, Science Fiction, Violent

Zhangke Jia's "ASH IS PUREST WHITE"

Jan 7

Jan 7 Zhangke Jia's "ASH IS PUREST WHITE"

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Crime, Mature, Chinese, Kanopy

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE

Dec 10

Dec 10 BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Animated, Cops, Crime, Drama, Grim, Mystery

Hua-Tao Teng's “SHANGHAI FORTRESS”

Dec 4

Dec 4 Hua-Tao Teng's “SHANGHAI FORTRESS”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Science Fiction, Chinese, Ridiculous, War, Turkey, Sucks, Schlock