An underrated gem by Hitchcock about psychoanalysis and the guilt complex, featuring a stirring Oscar-winning score by Miklos Rozsa.
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Spellbound (1945)
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Category / Criterion Collection
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Fellini Satyricon (1969)
One might disengage with its paganistic and hedonistic excess, but Fellini’s visionary work loosely based on Petronius’ Roman satire is a one-of-a-kind aural-visual extravaganza.
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The duality of being a U.S. Marine—to train to kill but also be expendable—is captured with cold, hard irony in Kubrick’s clinical take on the (Vietnam) war movie.
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39 Steps, The (1935)
Dated and unexpectedly dull, this early Hitchcock effort is a true disappointment.
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Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
The theme of the ‘father figure’ dictates the narrative of this decent 9th instalment of the ‘Zatoichi’ series.
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Lolita (1962)
With incredible restraint and backed by all-round excellent performances, Kubrick’s exploration into a revolting form of sexual obsession is remarkable for its implicit portrayal of an erotic relationship between a (step)father and his daughter.
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Mystery Train (1989)
An essential early work of Jarmusch, this is a cinematic hymn to Memphis city’s rich musical history, filmed as a connecting triptych of oddball characters of various nationalities over the course of one day and night in this ‘ghost town’.
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
This 8th instalment is one of the series’ best—and different too—with director Kenji Misumi fashioning a slower-paced tale about Zatoichi’s longing for fatherhood.
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Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Alea’s groundbreaking Cuban film may not be powerfully visceral, but its radical ‘docu-fiction’ style does encourage deep contemplation of the personal in relation to the political.
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Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (1964)
The franchise’s 7th movie is its first true disappointment with a middling story, low stakes and a weak villain.
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Eternality Tan 