While it is a rather entertaining treatise on the extremes of power abuse, and contains the usual violent, sexual and immoral provocations that have characterised Sion Sono’s output, it ultimately doesn’t cut deep enough to be a rewarding experience.
A modest if quietly effective Canadian film that is shot in real-time in a largely uninterrupted long take, about an indigenous woman suffering from domestic abuse who is discovered by a compassionate stranger.
A more accessible Straub-Huillet work than usual, focusing on a man who returns to Sicily and the artfully-staged conversations he has with various people in his journey.
Love, forgiveness and redemption weigh heavily in this Oscar-nominated religious-based drama about a young sinner who unexpectedly poses as a priest in a small Polish town.
One of the most complex and innovative original screenplays of the 2000s decade, Nolan’s early masterwork is a terrific mystery-thriller told in reverse-chronological order.
A disturbing and occasionally powerful look at youths with suicidal tendencies through the off/online realms that they inhabit.
Murnau takes Moliere’s famous 17th-century play and transforms it into a silent film-within-a-silent film in this moderately-engaging work.
The 80-year-old Bellocchio’s history-based Mafia-cum-courtroom biopic boasts a strong lead performance despite the fairly conventional narrative structure.
One of Murnau’s most treasured silent works, this tale of an old man who loses his dignity due to an unexpected work demotion is one for the ages.
Eternality Tan 