Something goes wrong in a student’s high-stakes history oral exam which sparks a national scandal in this measured Hungarian drama that sees the fateful collision of the personal and the political.
Akerman’s rarely-seen made-for-TV documentary about Pina Bausch is intimate, minimalist and soul-stirring as the famous choreographer goes on a European tour with her company of dancers.
A wonderful tribute and starting point to explore one of American silent cinema’s greatest exponents, judiciously put together by narrator-director Bogdanovich.
Occasionally too plotty and maximalist in style for its own good, but it is no doubt a stunning sequel with loads of sci-fi spectacle and intrigue.
The Mexican auteur’s debut feels like the work of a veteran, a tour de force exploration of mortality and desires as nature, sexuality and the spiritual commingle in a tale about a man hoping to commit suicide in a remote canyon.
A milestone in revolutionary Latin American cinema, this dialectical Cuban docu-fiction explores the class-crossing romance between a schoolteacher and a factory worker with a vigorous ethnographic and political thrust.
One of Cronenberg’s very best films, this is a peak culmination of his body horror exploits with a rare emotional and human core to its storytelling.
Bergman’s first documentary provides a rather brief but still insightful look at the residents (farmer, schoolteacher, newly married couple, and more) of the isolated Fårö Island, poetically shot by longtime collaborator Sven Nykvist.
As per tradition, here are my predictions for the Oscars 2024!
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Prediction Results: 19/23 (23/23 if including dark horses)
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Carruth’s sophomore feature possesses a Nolan-meets-Malick vibe, done in an impressionistic indie style, as an inscrutable sci-fi romance plays out across time, memories and bodies.
