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Marmalade Baron (Keery) is a kind-hearted but naive young man living in a small southern town and working as a delivery man to afford medication for his terminally ill mother, Eda (Warner). After Baron loses his job due to his refusal to cut his hair and adhere to the post office’s dress code, he gains hope in the form of the beautiful and eccentric Marmalade (Morrone), a woman with a troubled past. Desperate to obtain his mother’s medication and secure their futures, the two plan a robbery, for which Baron is caught and imprisoned. Sharing a cell with Otis (Hodge), he recounts his story, forming a bond with the escape artist, who knows more about Baron’s predicament than he leads on.

Director:KeirO’Donnell.Stars:Joe Keery,AldisHodge,Camila Morrone,AmyWarner.2024.99 min.RomanticThriller.

Heavy

Seven Max (Zovatto) and Madeline (Turner) are a young couple living in New York City. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, the two find themselves heavily immersed in the city’s hard drug scene, with Seven turning to trafficking. Reaping the lucrative rewards of their addiction but barely avoiding the dangers, their risktaking intensifies when Seven attempts to aid a childhood friend in need. Seven and Madeline come to terms that while they may not make it out alive, they will not go down without a fight.

Director:JouriSmit.Stars:Daniel Zovatto,SophieTurner,Darrell Britt-Gibson,AndreasApergis, MatiasVarela, Anatasia Marinina.2019.95min. RomanticThriller.

The Taste of Things

In 1889 in the beautiful French countryside, Eugenie (Binoche) works as a cook for Dodin (Magimel), a wealthy man and gastronome who frequently hosts dinner parties. Aided by her assistant, Violette (Bellugi), and her daughter, Pauline (ChagneauRavoire), the dinners are a brilliant success for Eugenie, garnering much attention and appreciation. Dodin enters a morbid depression, becoming despondent and refusing to eat. Eventually, encouraged by the young Pauline’s passion for cooking and her desire to follow in Eugenie’s footsteps, Dodin’s passion returns.

Director:TranAnhHung.Stars: JulietteBinoche,BenoitMagimel, EmmanuelSalinger,Patrick d’Assumcao,GalateaBellugi, BonnieChagneau-Ravoire.2023. 134min.HistoricalDrama.

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