Swimming with Sharks (1994)

We're in the midst of July, the month in which Americans are supposed to be at their most patriotic! With barbecues, beach trips, and fireworks galore, this is the month where we celebrate our country. For Incluvie, that primarily means diving into the wonderful "melting pot" of the diversity of American film! In between celebrating and feasting, it's important to remember the very basis this country is founded on: "liberty and justice for all."

Unrelentingly funny, highly entertaining, and ridiculously absurd, My Movie Starring Paul Dano is, according to its creator, Joe Bartone, a tribute to the willful ignorance of independent filmmaking found in the late '70s in New York City. Developed through open discussions with the cast at the reading table, the mockumentary follows a delusional and fame-starved indie director, Herman Rumowicz, through the process of making his very first feature movie starring Paul Dano.

A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.

A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

Crossroads follows a young guitarist on a journey through the American South in search of blues history and his own voice.

American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.