Another worthy entry into the series with requisite gory fight scenes and heightened sensuality, this time shot by the legendary Kazuo Miyagawa.
Category / Criterion Collection
Katzelmacher (1969)
Fassbinder’s second feature continues his minimalist and spare direction, this time centering on a group of xenophobic, good-for-nothing friends.
Bigger Than Life (1956)
At times operating like a domestic ‘horror’ film about the disintegration of a nuclear family, this controlled and daring drama sees Nicholas Ray and actor James Mason in great form.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Despite being more talky than usual, this satisfying entry features a terrific climactic action set-piece.
Gomorrah (2008)
Brutal and uncompromising take on the Italian mafia, shot with raw realism by rising director Matteo Garrone.
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Such is the profound impact and influence of De Sica’s postwar masterwork that it has arguably become a metonym for the Italian neorealist movement.
White Material (2009)
Sporadically engaging, this poetic if bleak drama sees director Claire Denis returning to Africa to shine the spotlight on racial strife and civil war once again.
