Our hearts continue to ache with the passing of visionary filmmaker David Lynch, as we present Wild at Heart, his 1990 romantic black comedy. 

After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune (Laura Dern). Lula’s mother, Marietta (Diane Ladd), desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman (J. E. Freeman) to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru (Willem Dafoe), an old buddy who’s also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever from the shared life they covet.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Barry Gifford, Wild at Heart earned a mixed reception upon release but has since been reassessed a key entry in Lynch’s filmography.

A24 presents Sing Sing, Greg Kwedar’s 2023 prison drama based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Prison. Now nominated for three Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Song! 

The film centers on John “Divine G” Whitfield (Colman Domingo), an inmate wrongfully convicted, who finds purpose and redemption by participating in a theater group composed of fellow prisoners. As they collaborate to stage an original comedy, “Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code,” tensions arise with the introduction of a new member, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin (portraying a version of himself), who challenges the group’s dynamics and Divine G’s leadership. Through the transformative power of art, the men confront their pasts, forge deep bonds, and rediscover their humanity.

Sing Sing features a compelling ensemble cast, including many formerly incarcerated actors, and has been lauded for its authentic portrayal of resilience and the rehabilitative impact of creative expression.

Our second Volunteer of the Month is Ryan O’Flaherty, who has chosen Bill Duke’s 1992 crime thriller Deep Cover!

Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, an idealistic police officer recruited by a federal agent (Charles Martin Smith) to go undercover in Los Angeles and infiltrate a powerful drug syndicate. Adopting the alias “John Hull,” Stevens rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, forming an uneasy partnership with drug-dealing lawyer David Jason (Jeff Goldblum). As Stevens becomes entangled in the duplicity of his mission, he struggles to reconcile his sense of justice with the seductive power of the world he’s infiltrating.

With its intense performances, sharp dialogue, and exploration of systemic corruption, Deep Cover is both a gripping crime saga and a searing critique of the drug war’s ethical complexities.

Wind up the tension with The Monkey, a new horror film from Longlegs’ Osgood Perkins!

The film follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, portrayed by Theo James and Bill Skarsgård, who reunite to settle their late father’s estate. Among his belongings, they discover an eerie wind-up monkey toy with cymbals, an artifact tied to a series of tragic deaths from their childhood. As the monkey’s sinister influence resurfaces, the brothers are drawn into a horrifying battle to break its curse before it claims more lives.

We are proud to present additional opportunities to experience Janus Films’ stunning new 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration of Peter Weir’s penetrating 1975 mystery, Picnic at Hanging Rock.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine’s Day, the school’s typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It’s not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.