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SEPTEMBER 21-22

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW

Italy, 1964 | 137 minutes

DIRECTED BY Pier Paolo Pasolini

This, “highly political interpretation of the passion,” (Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader) follows the life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew.

SPEAKERS: Dan Jefferson and Susan Marcosson

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SEPTEMBER 28-29

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

UK/US, 1963 | 104 minutes

DIRECTED BY Don Chaffey

Jason embarks on a mythic quest for the Golden Fleece in this, “stop-motion animation masterwork” (Soctt G. Mignola, Common Sense Media).

SPEAKER: Rick Worland

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OCTOBER 5-6

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

USA, 1998 | 99 minutes

DIRECTED BY Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner & Simon Wells

This animated retelling follows Moses from palace to prophet in vibrant storytelling which Roger Ebert praised as, “one of the best‑looking animated films ever made” (Chicago Sun‑Times).

SPEAKER: Derek Arnold

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OCTOBER 26-27

MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN

UK, 1979 | 94 minutes

DIRECTED BY Terry Jones

Monty Python’s irreverent satire follows a hapless man mistaken for a messiah which Kevin Maher calls, “a relentless onslaught of consummate comedy” (The Times (UK)).

SPEAKER: John O’Leary

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NOVEMBER 16-17

ANTIGONE

Canada, 2019 | 95 minutes

DIRECTED BY Sophie Deraspe

Set in modern Quebec, this retelling of Antigone explores racial and social division was described as, “a raw, electrifying study of race, poverty and indifference” (Richard Crouse, CTV News).

SPEAKER: Ruth Anolik

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NOVEMBER 23-24

ELECTRA

Greece, 1962 | 110 minutes

DIRECTED BY Michael Cacoyannis

This depiction of Euripides’ classic Greek drama of family and revenge was described as, “a brilliant utilization of the cinematic device,” by Bosley Crowther of the New York Times.

SPEAKER: Brian Satterfield

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DECEMBER 7-8

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

USA/UK, 1966 | 98 minutes

Directed by Richard Lester

This “flip, glib and sophisticated, yet rump-slappingly bawdy and fast-paced,” (Variety) Roman farce follows a cunning slave’s comic schemes for freedom and romance.

SPEAKER: Valentina DeNardis

JANUARY 25-26

MEET JOHN DOE

USA, 1941 | 122 minutes

Directed by Frank Capra

A down-on-his-luck man becomes a political symbol in this��populist drama which Roger Ebert called, “a stirring tribute to the power of the common man” (Chicago Sun-Times).

SPEAKER: Michael Bradley

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FEBRUARY 1-2

NOPE

USA, 2022 | 130 minutes

Directed by Jordan Peele

This film, following siblings who discover something sinister in the skies is, “an almost perfect spectacle that dives into our obsessions with spectacles in our real life” (Zach Pope Reviews).

SPEAKER: Hezekiah Lewis

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FEBRUARY 15-16

LINCOLN

USA, 2012 | 150 minutes

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Daniel Day-Lewis brings gravitas to a critical moment in U.S. history which Moira MacDonald of the Seattle Times described as “history coming to life, before our eyes.”

SPEAKER: Colleen Mitchell

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MARCH 15-16

SMILE

USA, 1975 | 117 minutes

Directed by Michael Ritchie

This dark comedy explores small-town America through a teenage beauty pageant is, “a biting satire of American values” (Vincent Canby, New York Times).

SPEAKER: John-Paul Spiro

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MARCH 22-23

PARIS IS BURNING

USA, 1990 | 78 minutes

Directed by Jennie Livingston

This landmark documentary on New York’s drag culture is “explosive, raucous, moving and fiercely alive” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

SPEAKER: Travis Foster

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MARCH 29-30

GLORY

USA, 1989 | 122 minutes

Directed by Edward Zwick

Following the first all-Black volunteer Civil War regiment, Roger Ebert praised this film as “an unforgettable lesson in courage” (Chicago Sun-Times).

SPEAKERS: Saladin Ambar

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APRIL 12-13

BREAD AND ROSES

UK, 2000 | 110 minutes

Directed by Ken Loach

This “urgent and clear-eyed,” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) film follows two immigrant sisters as they fight for workers’ rights in Los Angeles.

SPEAKER: Susan Mackey-Kallis

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APRIL 19-20

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

USA, 1962 | 123 minutes

Directed by John Ford

This political Western, described by Richard Brody as “the most romantic of Westerns and the greatest American political movie,”��(The New Yorker) questions the myth of heroism.

SPEAKER: Rick Worland