We must end nerds

The Holdo manoeuvre where the sound cuts out is like, one of the best moments in the franchise from a filmmaking standpoint

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973, fantasy/drama, 98 mins.)

dir. Victor Erice
dop. Luis Cuadrado

"In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale’s 1931 film Frankenstein."

The Mastermind (2025, drama, 110 mins.)

dir. Kelly Reichardt
dop. Christopher Blauvelt

"In a Massachusetts suburb c. 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. The museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks."

One of his other books Train Dreams is great too if you haven't read it!

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975, drama, 202 mins.)

dir. Chantal Akerman
dop. Babette Mangolte

"A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet."

Jay Kelly (2025, drama, 132 mins.)

dir. Noah Baumbach
dop. Linus Sandgren

"Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron."

Blue Moon (2025, drama, 100 mins.)

dir. Richard Linklater
dop. Shane F. Kelly

"Legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”"

It Was Just an Accident (2025, thriller, 104 mins.)

dir. Jafar Panahi
dop. Amin Jafari

"A mechanic who was once kept blindfolded in an Iranian prison has a chance encounter with a man he believes to be a sadistic officer who once tortured him and his friends."

Grand Illusion (1937, war, 114 mins.)

dir. Jean Renoir
dop. Christian Matras

"A group of French soldiers grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp."

No Other Choice (2025, crime, 139 mins.)

dir. Park Chan-wook
dop. Kim Woo-hyung

"After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity."

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025, drama, 113 mins.)

dir. Mary Bronstein
dop. Christopher Messina

"With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist."

The Ascent (1977, war, 111 mins.)

dir. Larisa Shepitko
dop. Vladimir Chukhnov

"Two Soviet partisans in World War 2 leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm, only to discover the Germans have gotten there first."

One Battle After Another (2025, action/drama, 162 mins.)

dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
dop. Michael Bauman

"When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own."

Boys Go to Jupiter (2025, animated comedy, 87 mins.)

dir. Julian Glander

"Billy 5000, a teenage gig worker with a rise-and-grind mindset, aims to make $5,000. His quest is derailed by a gelatinous alien's appearance."

The Anderson Tapes (1971, crime, 99 mins.)

dir. Sidney Lumet
dop. Arthur J. Ornitz

"Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—makes plans to rob the residents of an apartment building. What he doesn’t know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video."

Vivacious Lady (1938, romantic comedy, 90 mins.)

dir. George Stevens
dop. Robert De Grasse

"College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer."

La Bête Humaine (1938, romantic thriller, 98 mins.)

dir. Jean Renoir
dop. Curt Courant

"Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife."