The Lighthouse
Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Why you'll love it
Though more known now, this black-and-white psychological thriller starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe remains criminally underseen for its hypnotic cinematography and descent into madness.
The Wailing
Jun Kunimura, Hwang Jung-min, Kwak Do-won
Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
Why you'll love it
A dense, layered South Korean mystery-thriller that rewards repeat viewings with its intricate plotting, ambiguous morality, and stunning visual storytelling.
Driveways
Lucas Jaye, Hong Chau, Brian Dennehy
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
Why you'll love it
A tender, understated indie drama about a widow and her young nephew that captures small-town Americana with remarkable emotional intelligence and quiet beauty.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
Why you'll love it
A stylish Iranian-American vampire noir shot in black-and-white that subverts genre expectations with haunting atmosphere and an unforgettable protagonist.
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kanako Higashi
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
Why you'll love it
A whimsical yet melancholic Japanese-American indie film about a woman obsessed with finding the buried money from Fargo, blending deadpan humor with genuine pathos.
Under the Silver Lake
Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace
Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.
Why you'll love it
An audacious, surreal neo-noir about a man investigating a mysterious woman's disappearance in Los Angeles, packed with cryptic symbolism and eccentric set pieces.
The Endless
Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Why you'll love it
A mind-bending sci-fi mystery about two brothers encountering a mysterious cult and reality-warping phenomena that builds an unsettling atmosphere on a shoestring budget.
The Night House
Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
Why you'll love it
A genuinely unsettling psychological horror-mystery where Rebecca Hall delivers a career-best performance exploring grief and the uncanny secrets of a marriage.
Godless
Craig Jordan, Michael E. Pitts, Garrett Young
Two brothers reconnect after the death of their parents.
Why you'll love it
A stylish Western centered on a town run by women that subverts genre tropes with striking cinematography and complex character dynamics often overlooked by mainstream audiences.