Art House Cinema
Art House films are critically-acclaimed movies that don't necessarily cause a stampede at the box-office. These so-called 'minor' works are generally seen only at Film Festivals or a few selective theatres, but they stay in the mind, for better or worse. Below is a list of films in Alice's Collection that for one unexplained reason or another, generally didn't quite get the exposure they may have deserved when originally released.
Enjoy finding many of cinema's 'gems' in this section.
Right: Peter Greenaway's 'The Baby Of Macon'.
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
7.1/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Udo Kier, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo
A uniquely distinctive portrayal of male street-hustling in the American northwest, with River Phoenix as a narcoleptic sex-for-hiree and Keanu Reeves... Read more
My Winnipeg (2007)
7.7/10
Director: Guy Maddin
Starring: Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Amy Stewart, Darcy Fehr
Visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin pays tribute to his beloved hometown with this goodbye letter and self-described 'docu-fantasia' that is equal... Read more
Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
7/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Based around the surrealist story-telling device known as 'Exquisite Corpse', this unique film from Thailand had the director travelling around villag... Read more
Mysterious Skin (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Gregg Araki
Starring: Bill Sage, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Brady Co...
Based on Scott Heim's novel, Gregg Araki's powerful drama sees two young men uncover a shared secret from their past. Brian (Brady Corbet) was just e... Read more
Mystery Train (1989)
7.6/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Masatoshi Nagase, Joe Strummer, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkin...
Jarmusch continues to explore the theme of strangers in even stranger lands. This time he uses Memphis, Tennessee, as the backdrop for three interwove... Read more
Naked (1993)
7.9/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge
Lacerating tale of England's disaffected centers on Johnny, a scruffy, loquacious drifter whose visit to London to see an old girlfriend leads him int... Read more
Nebraska (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte, June Squibb
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marke... Read more
Nebraska ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte, June Squibb
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marke... Read more
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)
7.4/10
Inseparable best friends and cousins Autumn and Skylar precariously navigate the vulnerability of female adolescence in rural Pennsylvania. When Autum... Read more
Night Moves (2013)
6/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Eisenberg
Three environmental activists join forces to plot industrial sabotage, but the real peril kicks in when they separate. Writer/director Kelly Reichardt... Read more