Continue reading →Lumet’s feature debut is his greatest work, and is perhaps the most engaging black-and-white film ever made.
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Captain Phillips (2013)
Continue reading →Paul Greengrass shows why he is a contemporary master of intense cinema in this superbly crafted thriller with a powerhouse Tom Hanks performance.
United 93 (2006)
Arguably the most riveting, suspenseful and emotional thriller of the 2000s decade, one that you already know the ending to.
Ascent, The (1977)
Continue reading →One of the most haunting and harrowing of works centering on WWII, this chilling Soviet masterpiece will knock you cold both emotionally and psychologically.
Shoplifters (2018)
Continue reading →Not his very best, but Kore-eda has an intuitive way of working with children, and this ensemble piece illustrates with delicate ease the filmmaker’s longstanding preoccupation with relational dynamics within the family unit.
Third Murder, The (2017)
Continue reading →Kore-eda changes his own scenery with a genre film in this largely humanistic if didactic legal procedural about a murky murder.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Continue reading →The phrase ‘a game of two halves’ has never held truer than in this extraordinary second-parter that skillfully juggles narrative risks with poignant feels.
Third Wife, The (2018)
Continue reading →A sensual debut feature from Vietnam that explores the impact of an ultra-patriarchal community on its sufferable women, with beautiful and naturalistic cinematography to boot.
Dogville (2003)
Continue reading →Takes too long to say what it wants to be consistently interesting, but one must marvel at how Lars von Trier and his ensemble cast do so much with so little.
After the Storm (2016)
Continue reading →Not one of the master’s finest, but Koreeda’s subtle touch continues to bring warmth and insight to the complexity of modern family relations.
