Pennsylvania's rich architectural history is in the spotlight with the Academy Award-nominated film The Brutalist, which tells the story of an immigrant architect’s journey to design his first American masterpiece in Doylestown.

“The Brutalist” is a moving work of art that captures the deep pain of dispossession and the long-lasting mental scars of the Holocaust on the Western world in increasingly subtle ways until a final denouement provides a coda sure to haunt the audience for a long time to come.

The Brutalist”—starring Adrien Brody—finally gets a wide release following 10 Oscar nominations. What do critics have to say about director Brady Corbet’s historical epic?

Chances are, you haven’t heard of filmmaker Brady Corbet. But come March, don’t be surprised if he strolls onto stage to collect the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Warning: light spoilers.

Brady Corbet and his film The Brutalist are the talk of the town right now in the world of film. This sprawling epic film is attracting audiences in surprisingly strong numbers—especially for a 215-minute film—and sweeping awards shows aplenty,

Director Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” is both intimate and epic. It is an intense exploration of one man’s complicated life during post–World War II in America. Corbet and his co-writer, Mona Fastvold,

"The Brutalist" is Brady Corbet's monumental epic about the immigrant experience as he deconstructs the American Dream on a monumental scale. Featuring one of the best performances this century from Adrien Brody,

The story follows two decades in the life of fictional architect Tóth, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who escapes post-World War II Europe only to find new horrors and struggles in the United States as his complex and troubling relationship with a powerful Pennsylvania industrialist manifests itself into Tóth’s newest and greatest creation.

Brady Corbet's flawed epic 'The Brutalist' and Mike Leigh's perfect miniature 'Hard Truths' showcase different ideas of filmmaking.

This ten-time Oscar-nominee is epic in its ambitions, performances, images, length and exploration of pursuing the American dream post-war.

Marquee Arts cinema program director, Nick Alderink, has returned from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. He screened a good number of films with an eye towards bringing them to the big screens in Ann Arbor.