Keyword: social commentary

Assholes: A Theory

6.3

2019

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Inspired by the NYT bestselling book, this lively philosophical investigation into the rise of asshole behaviour across the world asks: What does it mean to be an asshole, and more importantly, how do we stop their proliferation?

The Blot

6.7

1921

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The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor, businessman Olsen, has money and lots of food, while the Griggs have hardly any. Both Peter Olsen and Reverend Gates are taken by the beauty of young Amelia Griggs. When rich son Phil West falls for Amelia Griggs and befriends the poor Reverend Gates, he finally sees the difference in his life and theirs and tries to do something to change that.

Bright Young Things

6.6

2003

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An adaptation of Evelyn Waughs novel Vile Bodies, is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.

Philip Roth: Unmasked

7.4

2013

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Explore the life of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer.

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only

6.5

1983

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An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.

Anna and the Wolves

7.3

1973

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A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

5.5

1988

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Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.

Dead End Drive-In

5.9

1986

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In the future, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theater that has become a concentration camp for outcast youths, who are placated with new wave music, junk food, drugs, exploitation movies, and racism.

Victim

7

1961

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A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

Why Must I Die

4.8

1960

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Dottie Manson commits a murder for which club singer Lois King is arrested, tried, and condemned to die. The story line wanders through the trial and Miss Kings final hours on Death Row. The true killer is finally ready to confess, but already Miss King (who has by now been strapped into the electric chair) is at risk. Will she be rescued in the nick of time?

Strawberry and Chocolate

7.5

1993

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This Oscar-nominated film is the story of two men who are opposites: one gay, the other straight; one a fierce communist, the other a fierce individualist; one suspicious, the other accepting; and how they come to love each other.

The Fool

8

2014

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Dima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dormitory, which is about to collapse.