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Updated: 12 Mar 2023, with Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, BARDO, and Return to Seoul

Full Listing of Films Screened

Aftersun Dir. Charlotte Wells. Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal, Celia Rowlston-Hall A
All that Breathes Dir. Shaunak Sen. Documentary about bird healers in Delhi A
Donbass Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Valeriu Andriutã, Natalya Buzko, Evgeny Chistyakov A
Happening Dir. Audrey Diwan. Anamaria Vartolomei, Luàna Bajrami A

Careless Crime Dir. Shahram Mokri. Babak Karimi, Razie Mansori A–
EO Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. Sandra Drzymalska, Tomasz Organek A–
Great Freedom Dir. Sebastian Meise. Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich A–
A Man of Integrity Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof. Reza Akhlaghirad A–
RRR Dir. S.S. Ramajouli. Ram Charan Teja, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Alia Bhatt A–
Saint Omer Dir. Alice Diop. Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanga, Aurélia Petit A–
TÁR Dir. Todd Field. Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer A–

Armageddon Time Dir. James Gray. Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Anthony Hopkins B+
Babi Yar. Context Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Documentary about Ukrainian genocide B+
The Cathedral Dir. Ricky D'Ambrose. Brian d'Arcy James, Monica Barbaro B+
Cha Cha Real Smooth Dir. Cooper Raiff. Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson B+
Compartment No. 6 Dir. Juho Kuosmanen. Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov B+
Corsage Dir. Marie Kreutzer. Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Colin Morgan B+
Decision to Leave Dir. Park Chan-wook. Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Go Kyung-po B+
Descendant Dir. Margaret Brown. Documentary about slave ship excavation B+
Everything Everywhere All at Once Dir. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert B+
Holy Spider Dir. Ali Abbasi. Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani B+
The Janes Dir. Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes. Documentary about abortion activists B+
Neptune Frost Dir. Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman. Cheryl Isheja B+
Nitram Dir. Justin Kurzel. Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia B+
No Bears Dir. Jafar Panahi. Jafar Panahi, Reza Heydari, Vashid Mobasheri B+
Pleasure Dir. Ninja Thyberg. Sofia Kappel, Revika Reustle, Evelyn Claire B+
Return to Seoul Dir. Davy Chou. Park Ji-min, Guka Han, Oh Kwang-rok B+

A Chiara Dir. Jonas Carpignano. Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Grecia Rotolo B
Ahed's Knee Dir. Nadav Lapid. Avshalom Pollak, Nur Fibak, Lidor Ederi B
Apples Dir. Christos Nikou. Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou B
Benediction Dir. Terence Davies. Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Jeremy Irvine B
Both Sides of the Blade Dir. Claire Denis. Vincent Lindon, Juliette Binoche B
Close Dir. Lukas Dhont. Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne B
Emily the Criminal Dir. John Patton Ford. Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi B
The Fabelmans Dir. Steven Spielberg. Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams B
Fire of Love Dir. Sara Dosa. Documentary about married volcanologists B
Framing Agnes Dir. Chase Joynt. Chase Joynt, Zackary Drucker, Jules Gill-Peterson B
Friends and Strangers Dir. James Vaughan. Fergus Wilson, Emma Diaz B
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Dir. Sophie Hyde. Emma Thompson B
The Good Nurse Dir. Tobias Lindholm. Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne B
Hit the Road Dir. Panah Panahi. Rayan Sarlak, Hasan Majuni, Pantea Panahiha B
The Menu Dir. Mark Mylod. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult B
Moonage Daydream Dir. Brett Morgen. Documentary about David Bowie B
Murina Dir. Antoneta Alamat Kusianović. Gracia Filipović, Leon Lučev B
Navalny Dir. Daniel Roher. Documentary about Kremlin-targeted Putin opponent B
The Northman Dir. Robert Eggers. Alexander Skarsgärd, Claes Bang B
Paris, 13th District Dir. Jacques Audiard. Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba B
Shakedown Dir. Leilah Weinraub. Documentary about black lesbian strip club B
The Swimmers Dir. Sally El Hosaini. Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Ali Suliman B
Till Dir. Chinonye Chukwu. Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas B
To Leslie Dir. Michael Morris. Andrea Riseborough, Marc Maron, Owen Teague B
Triangle of Sadness Dir. Ruben Ôstlund. Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean B
We Dir. Alice Diop. Documentary in and about Parisian outskirts and underclasses B
The Woman King Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood. Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu B
Women Talking Dir. Sarah Polley. Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy B
The Wonder Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy B

All Quiet on the Western Front Dir. Edward Berger. Felix Kammerer B–
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Dir. Laura Poitras. Documentary B–
Babylon Dir. Damien Chazelle. Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt B–
Blonde Dir. Andrew Dominik. Ana de Armas, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel B–
Bones and All Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet B–
Il Buco Dir. Michelangelo Frammartino. Documentary of cave exploration B–
Call Jane Dir. Phyllis Nagy. Elizabeth Banks, Chris Messina, Sigourney Weaver B–
Elvis Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge B–
The Inspection Dir. Elegance Bratton. Jeremy Pope, Raûl Castillo B–
Jackass Forever Dir. Jeff Tremaine. Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Steve-O B–
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds Dir. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Achouackh Abakar B–
Living Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp B–
Playground Dir. Laura Wandel. Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Karim Leklou B–
Prey Dir. Dan Trachtenberg. Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane Diliegro B–
She Said Dir. Maria Schrader. Zoë Kazan, Carey Mullligan, Patricia Clarkson B–
The Tsugua Diaries Dir. Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes. Crista Alfaiate B–

After Yang Dir. Kogonada. Colin Farrell, Justin H. Min, Jodie Turner-Smith C+
The Banshees of Inisherin Dir. Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson C+
BARDO: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu C+
Causeway Dir. Lila Neugebauer. Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry C+
The Eternal Daughter Dir. Joanna Hogg. Tilda Swinton, Carly-Sophia Davies C+
Fire Island Dir. Andrew Ahn. Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora C+
God's Creatures Dir. Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer. Emily Watson, Paul Mescal C+
Nanny Dir. Nikyatu Jusu. Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Spector C+
Nope Dir. Jordan Peele. Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun C+
Pearl Dir. Ti West. Mia Goth, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland C+
The Quiet Girl Dir. Colm Báiread. Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley C+
Stars at Noon Dir. Claire Denis. Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Nick Romano C+

Argentina, 1985 Dir. Santiago Mitre. Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani C
Avatar: The Way of Water Dir. James Cameron. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña C
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Dir. Ryan Coogler. Letitia Wright C
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Dir. Rian Johnson. Daniel Craig C
Potato Dreams of America Dir. Wes Hurley. Hersh Powers, Sophia Mitri Schloss C
Ticket to Paradise Dir. Ol Parker. Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever C
Top Gun: Maverick Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Glen Powell C
X Dir. Ti West. Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Scott Mescudi, Brittany Snow C

Crimes of the Future Dir. David Cronenberg. Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux C–
Firebird Dir. Peeter Rebane. Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya C–
Kimi Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Zoë Kravitz, Byron Bowers, Derek DelGaudio C–
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Dir. Anthony Fabian. Lesley Manville C–

Bros Dir. Nicholas Stoller. Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum D+
Empire of Light Dir. Sam Mendes. Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Tom Brooke D+
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji. Sherab Dorji D+
Three Thousand Years of Longing Dir. George Miller. Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba D+

The Whale Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau D