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The Animal

At a snowy New England station, a woman meets a man. They go to a farmhouse. Mysterious children appear and vanish with an old woman. The couple feels isolated. The woman has a prophetic dream, then disappears. Only footprints remain.

Ratcatcher

Set against the grim backdrop of 1970s Glasgow during a garbage workers' strike, Ratcatcher is a haunting coming-of-age drama from director Lynne Ramsay. The film follows 12-year-old James Gillespie, a quiet boy grappling with guilt after a playmate’s accidental drowning. As his working-class neighborhood sinks into filth and neglect, James...

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

Rock star Georgie Soloway (Dustin Hoffman) has it all—fame, fortune, and adoring fans—but beneath the glamorous surface, he's spiraling into a crisis. Plagued by anxiety, paranoia, and a mysterious man named Harry Kellerman who’s spreading vicious rumors about him, Georgie begins to question his sanity. As he desperately searche...

The Man of the Year (O Homem do Ano)

After Maiquel (Murilo Benício), a working-class boxer, accidentally kills a reigning crime boss in a rigged fight, he’s manipulated into becoming a puppet kingpin by a ruthless gang. But when he refuses to play their game, the underworld turns on him—leading to a violent showdown where survival means outsmarting every killer in the favela.

In the lawless slums of S&at...

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Forget what you know about documentaries. Philosopher Slavoj Žižek takes you on a mind-bending tour of our collective psyche. Using scenes from classic films like The Dark Knight, Taxi Driver, and Titanic, this provocative and witty guide reveals how ideology—the "software" of our desires—shapes our politics, our culture, and our very realit...