Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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Murder on the Orient Express (Blu-ray) (1974)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Albert Finney, Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Sean Connery, Jacqu...
Having concluded a case, detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) settles into what he expects will be a relaxing journey home aboard the Orient Expre... Read more
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Director: Maren Ade
Starring: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death o... Read more
David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
Director: Rick Barnes, Jon Nguyen, Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Starring: David Lynch
David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark str... Read more
After the Storm (2016)
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Taiyo Yoshizawa, Yoko Maki
Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child supp... Read more
Loving (2016)
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Marton Csokas, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll, Ruth Negga
From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols ('Mud'), 'Loving' celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mi... Read more
The Greasy Strangler (2016)
Director: Jim Hosking
Starring: Michael St Michaels, Elizabeth De Razzo, Sky Elobar
Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden (Sky Elobar). When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet (... Read more
In the Shadow of Women (2015)
Director: Philippe Garrel
Starring: Stanislas Merhar, Lena Paugam, Clotilde Courau
Aka 'L'ombre des femmes'. Pierre and Manon are a pair of poor documentary makers, who scrape by with odd jobs. When Pierre meets young trainee Elisabe... Read more
Logan (2017)
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Bo...
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and... Read more
Logan ( Blu-ray ) (2017)
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Bo...
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and... Read more
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
Director: Morgan Neville
Starring: Yo-Yo Ma
Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade r... Read more