Best of the Month
Best of the Month: August 2024
Big Cats, the housing crisis and queer line dancing all feature in our Best of the Month picks for August 2024.
Documentary
John Summerson
Februarium!!
A group of twenty-somethings, coping with the sudden loss of a close friend, do the only thing that makes sense to them in their time of grief: they put on a play.
My Loneliness is Killing Me
When Elliot lures the animalistic Jack into his apartment for a late night hook up, he unearths a dark emotional connection
Documentary
Colin Barnicle
GLORY DAYS - W.E. NOLA
When Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, Warren Easton High School, the oldest public high school in Louisiana was not expected to recover. The community rallied to save the school, but rebuilding the football program presented an even greater challenge.
Drama
Oscar Sharp
THE KÁRMÁN LINE
When a mother is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate, her husband and daughter struggle to cope.
Fantasy
Mackenzie Davis
WOACA
A woman’s (Sidse Babett Knudsen) skin-care routine ceases to be the bulwark she’d hoped (Link opens in new window)
Drama
Grainger David
The Chair
2012 Cannes Official Selection, The Chair is the story of a mysterious outbreak of poisonous mold in a small town, and one boy's attempt to understand his mother's death, his grandmother's obsession with their discarded recliner, and the roots of this short-lived, strange, and inexplicable plague.
Drama
Adjani Salmon
Mai Jeruom
A mother, faced with overwhelming evidence of her son's guilt in a violent crime, is determined to cling onto her belief in his innocence.
Action
Muhammad Andri Abdi
Rendang of Death
In a quaint Padang restaurant, filled with people enjoying their lunch break, two bros put their friendship to the test when it turns out that there’s only a single plate of their favorite food left: The Rendang of Death (Massacre may or may not ensue).
Dark Comedy
Jesse Shamata
A Simple F*cking Gesture
While stuck in traffic, emotions escalate for a husband and wife when another driver doesn’t give them a "thank you wave" after they cut in.
