Bye Bye Monkey

Writer's Block

2024

A struggling writer spends a recluse night at home with the deadline for his next best seller idea being too close for his own creative comfort. What follows is a showcase of the sheer struggle he ends up going through as the night progresses and so to does his state of mind.

The Womenists

Two misguided young women become feminists in order to impress a man, while rival student organizations attempt to stop their movement, threatening their future and the state of their friendship.

Maria Full of Grace

2004 · ★ 7.2

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.

Human Nature

2001 · ★ 6

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Klute

1971 · ★ 6.8

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

Stranger Than Paradise

1984 · ★ 7.2

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.

Pi

1998 · ★ 7.1

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

Shaft

1971 · ★ 6.4

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Being John Malkovich

1999 · ★ 7.4

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Fail Safe

1964 · ★ 7.8

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

Once Were Warriors

1994 · ★ 7.4

In a violent relationship, it takes a mother’s strength to save herself and her children from the man she loved. Once Were Warriors is a violent love story set against a contemporary urban backdrop.

The Wrong Trousers

1993 · ★ 7.8

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.