2010
Inception
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe, and Tom Hardy
Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan
This mind-blowing film about a thief who steals corporate secrets through dream-sharing technology that looks as good as it did the day it was released.
The Social Network
Stars: Jessie Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Rooney Mara
Written: by Aaron Sorkin Directed by David Fincher
The story of Mark Zuckerberg who created a social network site in his dorm that would become everyone’s favorite social media site to share life updates on called Facebook.
2011
Drive
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston
Written by Hossein Amini. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
The film about a mysterious Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver, that leads to trouble when he helps a neighbor in need.
Attack the Block
Stars: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Leeon Jones, Alex Esmail
Written and Directed by Joe Cornish
A youth gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.
2012
Cloud Atlas
Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess
Written by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski
Directred by Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
An exploration of how actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present, and future.
The Master
Stars: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Jason Plemons
Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
A naval veteran arrives home and is unsettled and uncertain of his future until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
2013
Short Term 12
Stars: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr. , Frantz Turner, Kaitlyn Dever
Written and Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
A twenty something supervising staff member of a residential treatment center navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-workers.
Before Midnight
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke Directed by Richard Linklater
We catch up with Jessie and Celine nine years after Greece and almost two decades after their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
2014
Boyhood
Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke
Written and Directed by Richard Linklater
The Life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college all filmed over twelve years with the same cast.
Blue Ruin
Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratay, Amy Hargreaves
Written and Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
The mysterious outsider’s quite life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance.
2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris Directed by George Miller
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland , a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.
Steve Jobs
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen
Written by Aaron Sorkin Directed by Danny Boyle
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
2016
La La Land
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt
Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
The Handmaiden
Stars: Min0hee Kim, Jung-woo ha, Jin-Woong Cho
Written by Seo-kyeong Jeong and Chan-Wook Park
Directed by Chan-Wook Park
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
2017
Call Me by Your Name
Stars: Armie Hamer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
Written by James Ivory Directed by Luca Guadagnino
In 1980’s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.
The Florida Project
Stars: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, William Dafoe
Written by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch. Directed by Sean Baker
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
2018
Burning
Stars: Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun
Written by Jungmi Oh and Chang-dong Lee. Directed by by Chang-dong Lee
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Hereditary
Stars: Toni Collete, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne
Written and Directed by Ari Aster
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
2019
Parasite
Sttars: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo
Written by Bong Joon Ho and Jun Won Han. Detected by Bong Joon Ho
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Marriage Story
Stars: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer
Written and Detected by Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
