Continue reading →This bold existentialist work from Russian master Tarkovsky compels and frustrates with equal measure.
Category / Criterion Collection
Solaris (1972)
Continue reading →Tarkovsky’s sci-fi mystery is indescribably profound and no doubt one of his very, very best.
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Theologically offensive on almost every level, but its wildly provocative (and hilarious) scenarios have a disarming charm to them in this excellent religious satire.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Continue reading →The second movie brings the series down to a disappointing notch with a thinner storyline, and some questionable decisions in plotting.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Continue reading →The first of the popular if bloody Japanese chanbara series is sharp and swift like its titular assassin.
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Continue reading →Blessed with an exceptional performance by Emily Watson, von Trier’s complex if disturbing take on religion and sex asks of us to have faith in his vision.
Antichrist (2009)
Continue reading →One would expect no less from a filmmaker hell-bent in making you severely depressed and squirmy – in the name of art, but what beautiful, sensationalizing art.
Wings (1966)
Shepitko shows why she was such a promising filmmaker in this charming character study that brings social reality and flights of fancy together through artful naturalism.
12 Angry Men (1957)
Continue reading →Lumet’s feature debut is his greatest work, and is perhaps the most engaging black-and-white film ever made.
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.
Eternality Tan 