Comedy with Bite
Directed by Lasse Hallström, this romantic comedy turns one of history’s most infamous womanizers into a charming romantic lead
What is Casanova?
This epic chronicles the early U.S. space program, following test pilots and the Mercury Seven astronauts as America races to reach space
What is The Right Stuff?
This film won three Oscars at the 94th Academy Awards and made history as one of the few films directed by a woman to win Best Picture
What is CODA?
This director turns memory, wonder, and emotion into clear, accessible cinematic storytelling
Who is Steven Spielberg?
A revenge thriller disguised as romantic comedy before turning into social horror
What is Promising Young Woman?
“I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.”
Who is
Character: Norma Desmond or
Actor: Gloria Swanson or
Writer: Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder
A British caper comedy involving murder, money, and morays
What is A Fish Called Wanda?
In this 2016 drama, a 1950s family in Pittsburgh navigates racism and inheritance
What is Fences?
Nominated for more Oscars than any other 2025 Movie Club film, yet did not win a single one
What is The Fabelmans?
This filmmaker builds suspense visually, often trapping characters in confined moral or physical spaces
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
A space opera meets fantasy reimagined as a gritty war film about sacrifice
What is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
"I drink your milkshake”
Who is
Character: Daniel Plainview
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
Writer of the screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson
This British comedian gleefully sabotages adulthood by weaponizing childish insults, wiping boogers, and creating chaos
Who is Rik Mayall?
This seminal African American photographer, filmmaker, and writer documented Black American life with radical empathy
Who is Gordon Parks?
Daily Double
He won best supporting actor at the 97th Academy awards
This director replaces traditional logic with dream imagery, sound design, and subconscious unease
Who is David Lynch?
A financial drama meets documentary with a side of comedy
What is The Big Short?
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”
Who is
Character: Verbal Kint or Keyser Söze
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
This assassin delivers nonstop gun-fu while protecting a newborn
Who is Mr. Smith
This infamous killer from London becomes the first to use a futuristic invention to flee justice
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Some Like It Hot received six Oscar nominations but only won for this category
What is Best Costume Design in Black & White?
This filmmaker’s precise visual control masks stories about fractured families and emotional distance
Who is Wes Anderson?
Daily Double
A satirical comedy that blends body horror, fantasy, and Hollywood vanity into one immortal rivalry
"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me."
Who is
Character: Dixon Steele
Actor: Humphrey Bogart
Writer: Andrew Solt
This insecure son struggles for his father’s approval, creating tension between youthful anxiety and familial expectations
Who is Ash?
With romance is the background, this 18th-century conflict pits empires against indigenous survival
What is the French and Indian War or the Seven Year War?
Acting at just 8 years old, this person is the youngest ever nominated for a competitive Academy Award
Who is Justin Henry? - Best Actor in a supporting role
This director blends humor, dread and genre, often shifting tone to expose institutional failure and unresolved injustice
Who is Bong Joon-ho?
A science-fiction premise used to deliver an existential horror story meets psychological thriller
What is Seconds?
“Well, nobody’s perfect”
Who is
Character: Osgood Fielding III
Actor: Joe E. Brown
Writer: Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond