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A weekly bulletin Upper East Side Est. 2024
04 · 14 · 2026
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04 entries · cross-ref tabs
PN-1995.9 / L-001
★ Top Pick Foreign · Ukrainian Drama
Two Prosecutors

A KGB/Stalin-era drama set in a Soviet prison. An unapologetically political parable with unavoidable contemporary resonances. Compared to Kafka — precision of a Swiss watch.

"Kafkaesque parable with the precision of a Swiss watch."
Ebert★★★★
RT97%
Metacritic85
IMDb7.1
PN-1995.9 / J-002
№ 02 Foreign · Palestinian Oscar entry
Palestine 36

Set during the British Mandate era. Charts Palestine's colonial history. Palestine's Oscar entry. Elegantly conceived, occasionally didactic.

"Proficiently edited. Charts colonial victimhood elegantly."
Ebert★★★½
RT97%
RT Aud81%
IMDb7.6
PN-1995.9 / K-003
№ 03 Japanese Horror · 45min
Chime

A 45-minute horror masterwork from the director of Cure and Pulse. Now playing as a double feature. Theatrical only — never streaming.

"From the master of Cure and Pulse. Theatrical only — see it now or never."
Ebert★★★½
RT100%
IMDb6.4
PN-1995.9 / L-004
№ 04 Spanish / French Cannes Jury Prize
Sirât

From the Spanish-Moroccan filmmaker behind Fire Will Come. Cannes Jury Prize winner. Available with open captioning.

Ebert★★★★
RT92%
Metacritic82
IMDb7.3