This Is My Mother
A young man is forced to change direction when his mother – who suffers from bipolar disorder – shows up at the family home. As much as he loves his flower shop, the reunion with his mother takes him to new realms.
A young man is forced to change direction when his mother – who suffers from bipolar disorder – shows up at the family home. As much as he loves his flower shop, the reunion with his mother takes him to new realms.
Based on true events that took place in the 1970s, Woman of the Hour is the story of a contestant on a television dating show who is revealed years later to be a serial killer. Kendrick "makes her film an assured subversion which elicits both engrossing chills and surprising humor" (Screen).
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Carla is a new high school teacher. Naive, full of good intentions, inexperienced. When the school suffers from a series of thefts, her educational efforts to solve the problem only ensures further turbulence. "A taut and tight examination of the concept of justice folded into an absorbing character study" (LA Times).
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Elliott Labrant is advised by her future self not to fall in love. She is sure she can follow her own advice. That is, until she meets the boy her older self-warned her about. "My Old Ass" is a captivating, original, witty, funny, and incredibly moving comedy.
Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles. Sex is a "provocative, insightful and entertaining" (Hollywood Reporter) work.
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The Apprentice chronicles 15 years of the relationship between Roy Cohn and Donald Trump, and Trump's transformation from a young, inexperienced heir to a slick, uninhibited businessman. Ali Abbasi's look at America offers a sort of biographical, historical, and political portrait that looks to the past to hint at the future.
Aya starts a new life in China and finds work at a tea boutique owned by a local man. Cal teaches Aya the secrets of the tea ceremony, and gradually a tentative romance blossoms. Sissako follows his characters and their journeys across the globe with a degree of empathy and sympathy.
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