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Problemista (2023): Character comic Julio Torres directs and stars as an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to break out in New York city. As time on his…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Language Lessons (2021): A Spanish teacher and her American student develop an unexpected friendship over a series of conference calls in this quirky, Co–Vid inspired…; DVD $29.95
Dinner in America (2020): Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs lend plenty of charisma to this stroppy–sweet black comedy as an on–the–lam punk rocker and an…; DVD $29.95
Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020): An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…; DVD $29.95
I Used to Go Here (2020): Clever indie dramady exploring millennial ennui from writer–director Kris Rey, with the always likeable Gillian Jacobs playing a struggling…; DVD $29.95
Man in the Hat, The (2020): Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…; DVD $29.95
20th Century Women (2017): Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
People Places Things (2015): Bittersweet indie comedy distinguished by a romantic lead performance by Jemaine Clement as a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his…; DVD $19.95
Skeleton Twins, The (2014): Piercing black comedy about two estranged twins, having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, struggling to mend their relationship.; DVD ~~$20~~ $10
Adult World (2013): A struggling college graduate with aspirations of becoming a poet slums it at a small town sex shop in this dry indie comedy.; DVD $29.95
Cheap Thrills (2013): A devilishly effective black comedy about a pair of old friends who enter into an increasingly bloody game of one–upmanship with a wealthy…; DVD $29.95
Sleepwalk with Me (2012): A struggling stand–up grapples with life, relationships, and a chronic sleepwalking disorder in this fine indie comedy.; DVD $29.95
Kids Are All Right, The (2010): Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
City Island (2009): Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Cold Souls (2009): A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Humpday (2009): Though easily mistaken for another Judd Apatow dude comedy, this hilarious indie bromance about two macho BFs engaged in a dare to go ‘beyond…; DVD $14.95
My Suicide (2009): A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie. Built on…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Paper Heart (2009): Cutesy indie combination of documentary and narrative as Charlyne Yi travels America interviewing couples about their relationships. Meanwhile,…; Blu-Ray $34.95
How To Be (2008): Another delayed release for eager Robert Pattinson fans sees the heartthrob play a listless musician living in London who enlists the help of a…; DVD $34.95
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008): Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Wackness, The (2008): Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, The (2006): A bogus bigfoot turd discovery excites geeks, wonks, cops and redneck bullies in this deadpan teen dork comedy with a top 80s soundtrack and some…; DVD $19.95
Pieces of April (2003): The uncomfortably comic family reunion done in the DAYTRIPPERS mold, with a tattooed Katie Holmes as the spacey black sheep of the clan, who invites…; Poster (G) $9.95
Secret Lives of Dentists, The (2003): Typically quirky adult fare from dir. Alan Rudolph about two dentists who find cavities in their marriage, this takes imaginative yet distracting…; DVD $29.95
Laurel Canyon (2002): Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…; DVD $19.95
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002): The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Secretary (2002): A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001): The profane, less–than–dynamic duo that appeared in all of dir. Kevin Smith’s previous films get their own feature – a road…; DVD $39.95
WayDownTown (Way Down Town) (2000): An imaginative low–budget comedy, has office workers in Calgary, Canada running a wager to see who can avoid going into the outside world the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Bedrooms and Hallways (1999): Utterly delightful relationship comedy about men, and gay men in particular, but appealing to human beings of any of the three sexual orientations…; Poster (VG) $9.95
Go (1999): The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…; Poster (G) $9.95
L.A. Without a Map (1999): A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…; Poster (G) $9.95
I'll Make You Happy (1998): A comical hotchpotch set among Auckland's K–Road denizens, featuring Jodie Rimmer as a peppy prositute who plots to rip–off pimp Michael…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Kill the Moonlight (1994): Idiosyncratic 'slacker' feature from prolific music video dir. Hanft, observes the efforts of a deadbeat California cleaner (Hendrix) to make it as a…; DVD $39.95
Dazed and Confused (1993): Set on campus in 1976, this is a marvellous youth–movie/nostalgia–trip which treats the hopelessly insignificant as a source of constant…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Simple Men (1992): Hartley's third feature re–visits his deadpan, sexy and intellectual world in which two brothers set off to find their estranged father.; Poster (U) $9.95
Do the Right Thing (1989): Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…; DVD $39.95

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