Subgenre Sampler
Politics: 627 Films to Buy & Rent
Insult, The (2017)
- Dir. Ziad Doueiri
Feat. Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha
- An exchange on a Beirut street between a Palestinian construction worker and a Lebanese Christian escalates into a passionate dispute that opens…
My Year With Helen (2017)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
- With unique access to high–ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns…
Post, The (2017)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson…
- The story of The Washington Post's attempt to publish The Pentagon Papers is given the Spielberg treatment. A riveting political thriller with…
Salvation (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe
- Sci–fi suspense series about a grad student whose self–designed app discovers a giant asteroid is hurtling toward the planet and the…
Young Karl Marx, The (2017)
- Dir. Raoul Peck
Feat. August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps…
- Biopic following the revolutionary figurehead Karl Marx in his 20's, as he emerges as a political theorist and meets Friedrich Engels, with whom the…
All Governments Lie (All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone) (2016)
- Dir. Fred Peabody
- Documentary about independent journalism inspired by iconoclastic rebel journalist I. F. Stone, offering a timely critique of American mainstream…
Chasing Asylum (2016)
- Dir. Eva Orner
- A hotly topical documentary exposing the real impact of Australia's offshore detention policies and explores how 'The Lucky Country' became one where…
Coming War on China, The (2016)
- Dir. John Pilger
- The chilling history and nature of the US military's presence in the Pacific is explored by John Pilger in a way the mainstream media won't –…
Elvis & Nixon (Elvis and Nixon) (2016)
- Dir. Liza Johnson
Feat. Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer…
- Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon square off in this entertaining account of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley's journey to the White House to request…
Hail Caesar! (2016)
- Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich…
- Light yet dazzlingly bright comic outing from the Coen Bros follows real life Hollywood 'fixer' Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he frantically tries to…