In a Sicilian town suffering from centuries of injustice and poverty, a violent peasant uprising is ignited by the hope of reform under Garibaldi's tricolor flag. To the town's elites, the peasant uprising is a terror. To the lawyer Nicolo Lombardo, this violence is both dangerous and understandable, and something he will learn from—too late. To the peasants, this is the only way out—the only way to bring the liberty Garibaldi represents is to destroy their oppressors. But Garibaldi isn't…

Cairo Station was not what I expected. It's a captivating and intense thriller set among the luggage carries, soda sellers, and newspaper sellers at Cairo Station. It's also a slice of life movie, a film reminiscent of Italian neorealism, and an early Incel Movie (in that it's about an incel, not made for incels). There are a lot of parts to this seemingly simple story, which is beautifully told. Gender roles and relations, class politics, and other small details and…