This meta-cinematic, self-reflexive experiment by Assayas is one of his most fascinating films, featuring an alluring Maggie Cheung in latex.
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This meta-cinematic, self-reflexive experiment by Assayas is one of his most fascinating films, featuring an alluring Maggie Cheung in latex.
The perils of drug addiction meet with the allure of a faded Third Reich star in Fassbinderโs evocative and fatalistic penultimate film.
A strong feature debut about postgraduation aimlessness that milks hilarity through an array of self-analytical characters who are far too absorbed in their own ennui to really think for themselves, but Baumbachโs clever script does all the hard work for them.
Chabrolโs firm Hitchcockian grasp on the crime-mystery belies his even more remarkable work with his characters and narrative, making this one of the great works of his late career.
This tenth instalment goes into darker territory with forced prostitution as one of its themes, but Zatoichi is in a serious mood to right wrongs with several well-choreographed fight scenes in store.
Chaplinโs greatest box-office success in the silent era remains a cultural touchstoneโa parable of greed, romance and peril that is as hilarious and touching now as it was a century ago.
An underrated gem by Hitchcock about psychoanalysis and the guilt complex, featuring a stirring Oscar-winning score by Miklos Rozsa.
One might disengage with its paganistic and hedonistic excess, but Felliniโs visionary work loosely based on Petroniusโ Roman satire is a one-of-a-kind aural-visual extravaganza.
Dated and unexpectedly dull, this early Hitchcock effort is a true disappointment.
The theme of the โfather figureโ dictates the narrative of this decent 9th instalment of the โZatoichiโ series.