At the conclusion of the Yom Kippur War, Golda Meir (Helen Mirren), the prime minister of Israel, testified before the Agranat Commission to explain why the country was caught by a surprise attack from Egypt at the start of the conflict. The Arab Coalition waged their opening gambit on October 6, 1973, at the Suez…
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The Lesson
Liam (Daryl McCormack) is an aspiring writer who was tapped to help tutor Bertie (Stephen McMillan), the son of famous novelist J. M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant), on his college essays. While staying at the large estate, Liam begins to realize that the family is reeling from a recent tragedy. As Sinclair finishes his most…
Emily
Emily Brontë (Emma Mackay), before writing one of the most enduring English-language novels, grew up in a fraught home after the passing of her mother. Under the weight of expectations from her father, Patrick (Adrian Dunbar), a strained relationship with her sister, Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling), a forbidden romance with the new preacher William Weightman (Oliver…
A Love Song
Faye (Dale Dickey) sits at Campsite 7 by the lake with the mountains in the distance, waiting for an old friend to come and visit. Each morning she checks her trap in the lake and then goes up to share a quick cup of coffee with Sam (John Way), the empty-handed postman. One morning, her…
Breaking
Brian Easley (John Boyega) is a retired marine with his back against the wall. His disability checks are being held up by the VA and he is unable to secure the money he needs to survive, let alone provide for his daughter, Kiah (London Covington) and ex-wife, Cassandra (Olivia Washington). Seemingly out of options, he…
Montana Story
When Wade (Rob Story), the patriarch of a Montana ranching family falls terminally ill, his two children Cal (Owen Teague) and Erin (Haley Lu Richardson) return home to begin preparing their father’s affairs in the days before his death. With two opposing views on what to do with the remaining estate, the brother and sister…
Infinite Storm
Pam Bales (Naomi Watts) is an experienced mountain hiker who takes a personal trip on the Jewell Trail near Mt. Washington, NH each year as a form of meditation and time for personal reflection. The weather takes a turn for the worse when the temperatures start to drop, and a blizzard sets in. As the…
Sundown
Neil (Tim Roth) and Alice Bennett (Charlotte Gainsbourg) are on vacation in beautiful Mexico when Alice receives word that her mother has passed away. They quickly pack up their belongings and change their flight plans, but Neil needs to return to the hotel because he forgot his passport. The allure of the sun, sand, and…
The World to Come
As winter encroaches on a small New York farmstead, the family therein prepares for, what will be, the hardest winter of their lives. Abigail (Katherine Waterson) and her husband Dyer (Casey Affleck), through the trials of death and illness, find their marriage is under more strain with each passing day. Abigail’s only relief in life…
The Marquee Topic 