What to Watch Right Now

The first of the new season's talking animal shorts shows a change in treatment as the animals do all the talking in a street and cafe scene in Mexico. Trained dogs provide entertainment, tend bar, wait on canine customers and make the most of the dialogue. There's a rendition of "Rancho Grande," Mexican hat dance and a Conga finale to round out the entertainment.

Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story - told backwards.

The main character of the film is a journalist - Liza, a woman in her mid-forties, who, 25 years ago, worked as a war reporter during the Georgian-Abkhazian military conflict (1992-1993) which was provoked by Russia for the purpose of occupying Abkhazia.

This film exists as an artifact entirely owned by the director. It is about alchemy. The ideas of this film are in process and are continuing to evolve. The context is intricately spatial. For example, the flower is in a room and the view is through the window of the room, and the colors of summer and autumn and winter are blended, since the flower is blooming, yet the first snow is on the ground outside so that reflections of white appear to have the same value as the petals of the hothouse flower. The orange fall leaves in the far distance appear to be on the table in the room through a deceptive trick of the window glass, yet the light is genuine and real.

A Filipino family grapples with the grave consequences of a domestic abuse incident, forcing two sisters to clash over their father's flaws. Finding themselves in a situation where all they have is each other, they must reckon with what happened for the sake of their sisterly bond.

An artist laments the absence of his sweetheart, who returns.

When Lauren gets cold feet and calls off her wedding to Miles, neither dreamed they would be forced to spend Christmas alone. By coincidence, each winds up at the same Cajun Christmas retreat, each with someone new on their arms.

Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents. The two have to learn how to survive on their own. From this desertion, comes an experience of beauty, meaning and enduring love.

A woman who's about to die tells her three children that she wants to go through with the least intervention possible. Preparing that farewell while their mother is still alive will be a mysterious and revealing way of being together.

A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The Piano Player captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the 60s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.

A nervy young man is hired by an unknown accomplice to steal a secret item from a house. But as he investigates further, the job slowly descends into darkness.

A sprawling family's futile attempts at capturing a family photo take a dreamlike turn when the matriarch vanishes and one daughter becomes desperate to find her.

In this gripping tale, Harish, a seasoned police officer on the cusp of retirement, finds himself pulled back into a murder case he thought he'd solved. The catalyst? The accused, Nishanth, who, having earned a law degree behind bars, is determined to prove his innocence. A battle of wits ensues, with Harish reopening the case he'd closed to safeguard his hard-earned reputation and pension. Just when it seems Nishanth has the upper hand, he unwittingly exposes his own dark secrets, falling into a trap masterfully set by Harish. The tables turn dramatically, holding Nishanth accountable not only for the grievous attacks but for a string of other crimes as well.

Santa Fe, a tramp, is saved from a jeering mob in the desert town of Caliente by Annette, the sheriff's daughter; and after adopting Pard he gets a job as porter in the bank. Santa Fe learns that the leading banker, Coulter, is in league with a band of outlaws, and when Coulter frames Dick Farwell, Annette's fiancé, Dick is suspected of robbery and is captured by the outlaws. Santa Fe saves the sheriff from death in a sandstorm but is himself captured; he escapes with Dick by a subterranean river and arrives in town in time to save the sheriff from a mob and to reveal himself as a special agent sent to catch Coulter. Aided by the U. S. Cavalry and a posse, he leads an attack on the outlaw stronghold and takes Coulter. Santa Fe wins the love of Annette.

Set in colonial times, the Stooges, convicted as criminals, are banished from England to the American colonies. When they arrive, they find the colonists starving because the local residential Native Americans will not allow them on their hunting grounds. The Stooges go hunting anyway and, mistaking native feather headdresses for wild turkeys, fight for their lives. During their wild escapades, Larry is captured, whereby Moe and Curly mount an immediate rescue.

A hilarious group takes on a challenge of a lifetime when they decide to make quick money by planting a cockroach into a soft drink bottle. Will they hit the jackpot?

Eva and Jeff work as real estate agents at the same firm where they compete for the award of the year's best agent. When a couple shows up wanting to sell their house, both of them try to secure the listing. It ends with the sellers wanting them both to work together to sell the house before Christmas. Eva because she is quick to sell, and Jeff because he has experience selling larger houses. Suddenly, they have to collaborate instead of compete, which proves to be challenging. But the longer they work together, the more they learn to appreciate each other's strengths.

After the tragic suicide of his sister Sidney, Joel pushes others away in hopes of not losing anyone else. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Rose starts seeing visions of Sidney follow her around