Category: International

• The Secret Agent (2025) dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho

  4–6 minutes

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  January 21, 2026

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  2020s, International, Movies at the Riv, New, South American, Thriller

  Wagner Moura proves himself as one of the finest actors working today in this subversive and darkly comedic take on the 1970s Brazilian dictatorship crackdown.

  

• Audition (1999) dir. Takashi Miike

  3–5 minutes

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  January 17, 2026

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  1990s, Asian, Horror, Japanese

  This influential horror film is not only grisly, but insightful as to one of the true horrors of the everyday–the fear of human connection.

  

• Battle Royale (2000) dir. Kenji Fukasaku

  4–5 minutes

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  January 10, 2026

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  2000s, Action, Asian, Japanese

  The father and son duo who crafted this story deserve a special award for creating one of the most accurate depictions of high school ever.

  

• Nouvelle Vague (2025) dir. Richard Linklater

  3–4 minutes

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  January 6, 2026

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  2020s, Comedy, New, Oscars 2026, Western European

  Richard Linklater’s chronicling of the production of Breathless is certainly charming, but it can’t quite escape its period. One thing I’m always worried about when I’m writing reviews is how pretentious I’ll sound. It’s something I’ve been told to forget about, and something I should always keep in mind. On the one hand, I should…